The US Department of Defense (DoD) is not conducting a formal review of the Amnesty International report about Israel’s use of white phosphorous munitions in the conflict in Gaza, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder said on Wednesday.
The United States is looking into reports confirmed by The Washington Post and two human rights groups that Israel attacked southern Lebanon with US-made white phosphorus shells, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday.
and this morning ukrainian president zelenskyy accused russia of using phosphorous bombs to terrorize ukrainian civilians. kylie atwood is live for us at the state department with more. kylie? reporter: that s right, brianna, this morning president zelenskyy claiming that the russians have used phosphorous bombs as part of their assault on ukraine. these are highly toxic, they create extremely, extremely horrific injuries if they are used. but technically phosphorous bombs aren t culleactually chem weapons. we have heard president zelenskyy talk about phosphorous bombs being used in recent weeks, he hasn t provided any actual evidence they have been used this is something that the international community that the ukrainians are keeping a close eye on and looking into in addition to these phosphorous bombs claims also unverified reports that chemical weapons were used by the russians in ukraine. this is something that secretary of state antony blinken and other u.s. officials said tha