Tag: White phosphorus
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Gaza film shows white phosphorus from alleged Israeli attack
Two more videos shot by the International Solidarity Movement taken by The Guardian as proof of use of banned weapons by Israeli forces in Gaza. Robert Booth | The Guardian Ayman al Najar, 13, tells how he lost his sister, grandfather and cousin in a bomb attack The Guardian has obtained vivid footage of the…
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Israel admits troops may have used phosphorus shells in Gaza
Amnesty warns Israel could be guilty of war crimes Peter Beaumont | The Guardian Israel has admitted – after mounting pressure – that its troops may have used white phosphorus shells in contravention of international law, during its three-week offensive in the Gaza Strip. One of the places most seriously affected by the use of…
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Evidence of white phosphorus use on Gazan civilians
The Guardian published videos recorded by ISM volunteers in Gaza as proof of Israeli use of white phosphorus in civilian areas. Richard Norton-Taylor | The Guardian Dr. Ahmed Almi of al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis examines patients wounded by white phosphorous. Video showing injuries consistent with the use of white phosphorus shells has been filmed…
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Eyewitness from Al Quds Hospital attack
Sharon Lock | The Independent View from Gaza: The ambulance driver Sharon Lock, an Australian from the International Solidarity Movement, was working as an ambulance driver for the Palestinian Red Crescent when its Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza City came under Israeli attack yesterday. One shell landed outside the building about 10 yards from the incubators…
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“It was the hardest day of our lives”
Wednesday 14th January, 2009 In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of Gaza, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis. They entered the area at about 3.00am on the morning of Tuesday 13th January in an incursion lasting until Tuesday evening. This follows heavy…