White phosphorus is a toxic, wax-like substance that is yellow or colorless, that is made from phosphate rocks. It has a distinctive smell, and some have even said its odor is similar to garlic. It burns targets when used as a weapon, and it can also create huge smokescreens. Once ignited, is incredibly difficult to extinguish.
White phosphorus is not considered a chemical weapon under the U.N. Chemical Weapons Convention, but the use of phosphorus in war is meant to be tightly regulated under international law. But it is considered illegal to use white phosphorus near civilians. The United States military has admitted to using white phosphorus in Iraq and Afghanistan, NPR reported. There have also been accusations of U.S. and Russian forces using it in Syria. Israel also used it in the 2008 Gaza war, but said in 2013 it had stopped.of what they say was an incendiary attack in Eastern Ukraine against Mariinka, a town of 10,000 people. The flares from the weapons looked very similar to what Vasquez claimed was white phosphorus.
Footage from Mariinka in eastern Ukraine shows an incendiary attack today by Russia against this town of 10,000 people. Although it's being described as a phosphorus attack, it's actually something a lot worse and yet another war crime. A 𧵠to explain. /1
When America uses white phosphorous bombs in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, and when Israel uses it in Gaza, its use is consistent with international law, and when Russia uses it in Ukraine, it is a heinous war crime. Double standards.
The same white phosphorus the US and Israel use repeatedly.
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