June 5, 2024
Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use Risks Civilian Harm
Airburst Munitions Used Unlawfully in Populated Areas
![Artillery-delivered white phosphorus munition being airburst over Kfar Kila, a Lebanese border village with Israel, as seen from Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, November 22, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/05/202405mena_lebanon_white_phosphorous.jpg?h=b7bee6e5&itok=HP9Rxjin)
Airburst Munitions Used Unlawfully in Populated Areas
Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher
Countries Providing Weapons Risk Complicity in Grave Abuses
Syrian, Russia Forces Also Use Incendiary Weapons
Use in Populated Areas Poses Grave Risks to Civilians
Testimony on the subtheme of "Disarmament and Non-Proliferation" by Kanae Doi, Human Rights Watch on 22 February 2023
Delivered by Susan Aboeid, Associate
Stronger Law Needed to Govern Weapon Causing Horrific Burns