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.

  • @merthyr1831
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    211 months ago

    I agree with you, but the Geneva conventions fall short of outright banning it

    • @Stuka
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      11 months ago

      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.