The Israeli military has reportedly once again used US-supplied white phosphorous munitions in its latest attack on southern Lebanon.
According to Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen news channel, area around the town of Mays al-Jabal as well as the towns of Tayba, Houla and Markaba were targeted with phosphorous bombs on Wednesday night.
The attacks followed hours after the Israeli artillery and warplanes shelled or bombed several towns including Tayr Harfa, Al-Jebin, Shihein, Kharba Salem, Siddiqin and Qana in southern Lebanon.
White phosphorus is not banned as a chemical weapon under international conventions but its use again civilian population is widely considered illegal under international law as is capable of burning human skin and disintegrating tissues deep inside the body.
