Rights group accuses Israel of using incendiary agent white phosphorus in Gaza civili

[KG4KWW]

What do you think of this??

Human Rights Watch said Sunday that Israel's military has fired artillery shells with the incendiary agent white phosphorus into Gaza and a doctor there said the chemical was suspected in the case of 10 burn victims who had skin peeling off their faces and bodies.

Researchers in Israel from the rights group witnessed hours of artillery bombardments that sent trails of burning smoke indicating white phosphorus over the Jebaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. But they could not confirm injuries on the ground because they have been barred from entering the territory.

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[N7RJD]

War is Hell.

[KB3LAZ]

War is Hell.

As well as political.

[VK7GZ]

War is Hell.

Especially when it is waged from altitude against civilians.

[N4SVA]

Especially when it is waged from altitude against civilians.

yup, Hamas has been firing rockets in innocent Israeli civilian neighorhoods. You are correct in that assessment.

[KC2UGV]

yup, Hamas has been firing rockets in innocent Israeli civilian neighorhoods. You are correct in that assessment.

So, because militants attack civilians, the Israeli's should attack civilians?

And white phosphorous, last I checked was a weapon prohibited by the Geneva Conventions. If this is true, there will be some war crime trials me thinks.

[AC0FP]

Phosphorus (white) has been used in tracer shells since back in the 1800's.

[KA5S]

They're firing shells that eject WP saturated felt wedges whose smoke obscures the aim of antitank rocket and missile teams.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...tions/m825.htm



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[G8ADD]

They're firing shells that eject WP saturated felt wedges whose smoke obscures the aim of antitank rocket and missile teams.


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KA5S

What antitank rocket and missile teams would that be, then?

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Brian G8ADD

[KA5S]

What antitank rocket and missile teams would that be, then?

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Brian G8ADD

I should not need to provide you a Hamas order of battle assessment.

But a reasonably informed person listening to, viewing or reading the news would know that Hamas has modern "tandem" [NB: they mean tandem warhead probably NATO designation AT-14] antitank missiles able to defeat even Israel's Merkava tank armor. One pro-Hamas site has a video on its use. Then too, Hamas propaganda shows ranks of its fighters marching along with RPG's on their shoulders. A versatile weapon, the RPG, and also improved with tandem warheads for greater effectiveness.




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