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Published 09 Mar, 2026 11:03pm

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ‘unlawfully’ using white phosphorus in new Lebanon attacks

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week, AFP reports.

“The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor,” the New York-based rights group alleged in a report.

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