Lebanon's Skies Ablaze: Israel's White Phosphorus Campaign and US Complicity Continues
Reports from Human Rights Watch confirm yet another instance of Israel's illegal use of white phosphorus munitions, this time over homes in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on March 3. This isn't just about a chemical agent; it is about a weapon designed to inflict maximum suffering, burning through flesh to the bone. Ramzi Kaiss, a Lebanon researcher for Human Rights Watch, underscored its
potential for 'cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering.' Such actions are a direct violation of international law, specifically Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which prohibits the use of incendiary weapons against civilian populations. Yet, the US, Israel's primary arms supplier, remains silent, providing cover for these war crimes. This pattern is eerily
reminiscent of the infamous Fallujah attacks in 2004, where US forces also deployed white phosphorus against Iraqi civilians. The double standard is stark: while Washington condemns others for perceived chemical weapon use, its ally acts with impunity. This latest attack comes as Israel continues its systematic extermination campaign in Gaza, which has seen over 680,000 Palestinians killed,
including 479,000 children. The targeting of Lebanese civilians with incendiary weapons underlines a broader, unchecked aggression in the region. The silence from Western capitals isn't merely complicity; it is an active enablement of practices that tear at the very fabric of humanitarian law, further destabilizing a region already reeling from decades of foreign intervention. File this.