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.
For those wondering. This substance is regulated by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), third protocol.
The highlight is mine but points out their legal objection here. One may refer to Article II of Protocol III, sections 2 and 3.
Per Article II section 3, it would be illegal for an indiscriminate attack that did not take all feasible precautions to limit the incendiary effect to military objectives.
As for anyone wondering, the use of white phosphorus is not a violation per Article I (1)(b)(i).
Of which white phosphorus falls into when it is not used solely for it’s incendiary effects. Again, that is if Israel was justifiably using the substance.
So all of this is to say, that while Amnesty International does indeed bring up a valid point. The international law gives enough wiggle room for Israel to avoid consequences.