International human rights organizations confirmed the Israeli occupation army’s use of white phosphorus in Gaza (Anatolia)

The Wall Street Journal said that the US State Department is investigating allegations that the Israeli Air Force used white phosphorus in its raids on the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon.

The newspaper, which quoted American officials, explained that the investigation aims to determine whether the weapons provided by the United States to Israel were used incorrectly to kill civilians.

She added that the authorities are investigating the air attack on Jabalia refugee camp (northern Gaza Strip) on October 31, which led to the death of more than 125 people.

The American newspaper pointed out that investigators suspect that Israel may have used a bomb weighing about 907 kilograms in that raid.

Previous charges

Last October, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry accused Israel of using white phosphorus to bomb densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip.

The ministry said in a blog post on the

The #Israeli occupation uses the internationally prohibited white phosphorus against Palestinians in Al Karama area, north of #Gaza.

#The occupation bombs the Karama area with internationally banned phosphorus, north of #Gaza city. #Gaza_Under_Attack #Palestine pic.twitter.com/hk7AFt43oU

— State of Palestine – MFA 🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@pmofa) October 10, 2023

The founder and head of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory, Rami Abdo, also published the same clip on the

Human Rights Watch had mentioned in previous reports that Israel had used white phosphorus in several wars, especially in the Gaza Strip.

According to the organization, “white phosphorus is a chemical substance that is dispersed by artillery shells, bombs, missiles, and mortar shells, and is primarily used to camouflage ground military operations.”

She explained, "Its use in open areas is permitted under international law, but air-explosive white phosphorus over populated areas is illegal as it exposes civilians to dangers."

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, leaving tens of thousands of civilian victims, most of them children and women, in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and massive destruction of infrastructure, which led to Israel being brought before the International Court of Justice. Charged with "genocide".

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies