• count_dongulus@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    This is the standard component in smoke rounds to actually produce the smoke. This is what Israel is using white phosphorus for, but the article is biased and never mentions it. The US and many other countries use white phosphorus based smoke munitions too, and it is not a war crime. The militant areas of Gaza are all densely populated, and smoke is often necessary during combat.

    ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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      7 months ago

      >This is what Israel is using white phosphorus for, but the article is biased and never mentions it

      The US and many other countries use white phosphorus based smoke munitions too, and it is not a war crime

      That is true, but using it as an incendiary weapon in civilian areas is.

      If you don’t like Al Jazeera, here’s another source.