June 9 (UPI) --The Israeli military is illegally using airburst white phosphorus munitions as it attacks Lebanon, putting civilians in its northern neighbor at risk, according to Human Rights Watch.

White phosphorus is an incendiary agent that ignites when exposed to air. It can burn up to five thousand degrees Fahrenheit, ...

White phosphorus can cause deep burns, all the way down to and even through bone, and can reignite after initial treatment. “Incendiary weapons cause devastating burns, and in far worse ways ...

"These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until it disappears. If service members are hit by pieces of white phosphorus, it could burn right down to the bone." ...

This includes the M270 MLRS artillery systems, M117 bombs, white phosphorus projectiles ... Israel did not disclose what kind of weapon was used to attack targets in the Gaza Strip.

The enemy used weapons containing chemical elements (white phosphorus) prohibited by the Geneva Conventions," it said citing a statement by the Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh ...

According to Maria Zakharova, "explosives containing white phosphorus, used by Ukrainian Nazis, are weapons of indiscriminate lethality and their use is prohibited under Protocol III of the Geneva ...

TOKYO -- Japanese air conditioner giant Daikin Industries will stop manufacturing white phosphorus rounds for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, amid pressure from investors over humanitarian concerns ...

The ministry confirmed that during the 2020 military conflict, Azerbaijani forces used cluster munitions, which are internationally banned, as well as weapons containing white phosphorus or ...