The reddish-brown scorch marks are still visible on the roofs and cream-colored stucco walls.
Villagers here in this southern Gaza farm town say their neighborhood was showered with hundreds of chunks of burning white phosphorus, a controversial substance commonly used as a smoke screen to cover troop movements, over a three-day Israeli incursion in Khozaa last month.
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This is a short, straightforward news report of a finding by Human Rights Watch that Israel had use white phosphorous shells is Gaza. While there is a modicum of information relative to white phosphorous and a statement from the Israeli army there really is no depth to this story.
A rather scant story with only a couple of sources and didn't seem to have a point, other than Wars and military attacks cause suffering. No mention of Hamas's role in using homes and schools as military operational bases. The Red Cross report is at variance with this watch group and didn't seem to be referenced.
Terrible things happen in wars, controversy is always present, second guessing is easy. Perhaps the folks in Gaza could develop a more intelligent way to Govern. Other than electing admitted terrorist groups to power. Their choice in Hamas can bring nothing else.
An Israeli foreign ministry statement pointed to findings by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which said in mid-January that it found no evidence of ... More »
Although there were videos of it and its results, as well as stories from Palestinian news sites and from Aljezera right after the white phosphorous was dropped, there was little in the American news it seems. This article is quite cautious in the story and this seems to be the way Americans like it.
This story is quite old as there were articles from the Palestinian press and Aljazera as well as videos of the bombing and the people who were bombed as well as photos of the canisters, immediately after the white phosphorous was dropped by Israel, but better late for Americans than never. It bothers me that people have not been outraged about this and all the atrocities committed and still being committed ever this week, by Israel, with the full support of The United States.
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