Fresh evidence of Israeli phosphorus use in Gaza emerges

[DogPoundPup]

Fresh evidence of the firing of white phosphorus weapons by Israeli forces in Gaza has emerged from witnesses heard by the Guardian and first hand accounts by human rights groups of their use against civilians.

Graphic descriptions of attacks by Israeli forces near the Gaza town of Khan Younis are contained in footage shot by Fida Qishta for the International Solidarity Movement and obtained by the Guardian.

A woman described how on Tuesday Israeli forces "started to fire phosphorus bombs against the people, of course, they are civilians ..."

A man added: "A fire broke out and we have to leave out. Fires broke out on the top of the houses. We all jumped out with our women and daughters put off the fire. They were doing that, to help the special forces to occupy the houses. after we put off the fires, they started to shoot towards us. Then they started to raze the houses".

He said the fires were caused by phosphorus bombs and missiles.
Israeli artillery also fired white phosphorus shells at Gaza City, Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch, said yesterday.

Three white phosphorus shells were fired at the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza City on Thursday, according to people there.

more and with video ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/17/israel-gaza-phosphorus-civilians

[wtbymark]

1. White phosphorous should be classified as WMD

we melted tens of thousands in Faluhja with it.

[stillcool]

2. those pictures on Dahr Jamail's..

website still haunt me. It seems like so long ago. Probably not to the Iraqi's.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Probably not going to happen

until there are adequate alternatives for illumination and obscuration