The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023.
The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023.
Short answer yes, long answer is technically allowed against military targets when absolutely certain there are no civilians around.
Considering its Israel, they’d be MORE likely to use it if there were civilians around.
Uhh the complete answer is no.
I agree with you, but the Geneva conventions fall short of outright banning it
I didn’t provide an opinion to be agreed with. White phosphorous is not covered by the Geneva Convention.
It is mentioned in the convention on certain conventional weapons, but that really only says it can’t be used deliberately against civilians, which would already be illegal by the Geneva Convention, regardless of what the weapon is.