Israeli army ‘indiscriminately’ used white phosphorous in attack in Lebanon: Amnesty

Published October 31, 2023 Updated October 31, 2023 05:48pm

An Amnesty investigation had found that the Israeli army “indiscriminately” and “unlawfully” used white phosphorous in an attack in South Lebanon on Oct 16.

“The attack must be investigated as a war crime,” it said in a post on X.

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