In Lebanon alone, Israel has used white phosphorus over seventy times, burning 7.9 million metres of forests, bushes and agricultural lands.
White phosphorus can produce fatal burns if it lands on human skin. [Getty]
The Israeli army said on Thursday that it was investigating mortar shells fired by Hezbollah at northern Israel for possibly containing white phosphorus, Israeli media reported.
Two mortar shells had hit the Metulla area in northern Israel after being launched from southern Lebanon, causing a large fire.
Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in steadily escalating cross-border exchanges since 7 October following Hamas’s surprise attack on southern Israel.
“It appears that the two mortar shells contained phosphorus and belonged to the Israeli army but fell into the hands of Hezbollah,” Israeli public radio KAN said. It further explained that the shells were…
