Examples of using White phosphorus in English and their translations into Hebrew
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If the IDF used white phosphorus as an obscurant, it failed to use available alternatives, namely smoke munitions,
Regarding white phosphorus, the soldier, who requested anonymity, said that he
Its use in open areas is permissible under international law, but air-bursting white phosphorus over populated areas is unlawful because it places civilians at unnecessary risk
155mm artillery shell fragments, painted the light green color that militaries use to identify white phosphorus shells, as well as the base plate from the shell.
While many militaries use white phosphorus to screen troop movements,
three members of the family told Human Rights Watch that an Israeli artillery shell containing white phosphorus directly hit their house at around 4 p.m., killing five members of the family and wounding four.[37].
The military later changed its position and admitted that it had used white phosphorus during the operation but asserted that its use had complied with international law.
habit of kidnapping or forbidding or execution-ing, or firing white phosphorus at it or dropping a one-ton bomb on it- has been absorbed in the world, and this time Israel has no control over it.
Even if Israeli soldiers or armor in need of cover had been on the ground in the areas where white phosphorus was used, air-bursting the munition creates a less effective smokescreen than ground-bursts
Dr. Abu Sha'baan said that he had not treated any white phosphorus wounds prior to Operation Cast Lead and that the hospital did not classify injuries as caused by white phosphorus due to a lack of diagnostic tools to make that assessment.
At a previous hearing, the state attorney told the court that the military would pledge not to use white phosphorus in populated areas“for the time being,” with two“very narrow exceptions” that it would not make public for unspecified security reasons.
when an artillery shell containing white phosphorus directly hit their house,
Human Rights Watch issued a press release, calling on Israel to"stop using white phosphorus in military operations in densely populated areas of Gaza."[68].
On January 10, Human Rights Watch exposed Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus in civilian areas,
The court also ordered the military to conduct a“comprehensive check” concerning its policies on the use of white phosphorus, but did not set a time limit for the check, or require that any results be made public.
The next day, an IDF spokesman contacted by Human Rights Watch at first said the IDF was using white phosphorus to mark targets and then denied that white phosphorus was being used.
Dr. Abu Rish also showed Human Rights Watch seven samples of white phosphorus in glass jars,
On two separate occasions the IDF heavily used air-burst white phosphorus, artillery fired, killing one woman
They found white phosphorus edges scattered around residential buildings,
Israel proposed to the court that the Israeli military would change its practices on white phosphorus voluntarily and not because current practices violate international humanitarian law, or the laws of war.