Amid a growing conflict, both the toll in lives and the tension surge, and a major showdown looms as Israel awaits the green light for a potential invasion of Gaza. As tanks amass near the Gaza border and warnings echo, a massive exodus is underway, leaving hundreds of thousands displaced. The risk of a broader
Israel denies using white phosphorus in Gaza, but rights groups and a witness say the controversial weapon has been fired at the densely populated Palestinian territory.
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of using white phosphorus during its military operations in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW) Details: Human Rights Watch reviewed videos taken in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip on 10 and 11 October, showing multiple aerial explosions of white phosphorus that was fired from artillery over the port in Gaza City and two rural areas along the Israeli-Lebanese border, and interviewed two people who gave them an account of the attack in Gaz
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