Photos are allegedly of victims of White Phosphorus Bombing (in Lebanon used by Israel) The use of the same by Israel is currently being reported in the current Gaza Seige.
"Phosphorus has been used by armies since World War I. During World War II and Vietnam the U.S. and British armies made extensive use of phosphorus. During recent decades the tendency has been to ban the use of phosphorus munitions against any target, civilian or military, because of the severity of the injuries that the substance causes.
Some experts believe that phosphorus munitions should be termed Chemical Weapons (CW) because of the way the weapons burn and attack the respiratory system. As a CW, phosphorus would become a clearly illegal weapon.
The International Red Cross is of the opinion that there should be a complete ban on phosphorus being used against human beings and the third protocol of the Geneva Convention on Conventional Weapons restricts the use of "incendiary weapons," with phosphorus considered to be one such weapon.
Israel and the United States are not signatories to the Third Protocol.
In November 2004 the U.S. Army used phosphorus munitions during an offensive in Fallujah, Iraq. Burned bodies of civilians hit by the phosphorus munitions were shown by the press, and an international outcry against the practice followed...This excerpt is from an article in Haaretz dot com from 10-22-06 Israel Finally Admits to Use of Phosphorus in Lebanon...
Read a few reports on the result of this substance on all ages:
here and
here
See Gaza Resident/Peace Activist-Child Relief Worker-Photo-Journalist's report below for RECENT mention of use of phosphorus bombing...evidently you can reach him by phone...
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