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White Phosphorous (aka Willie Pete)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accused Israel of hurting Gaza children with white phosphorous bombs last January.

Turkey Slams Israel, Signs Pact with Syria

Baba's, who works for French news agency AFP, pictures of Israel using white phosphorous bombs in its 22-day air, land and sea assault of the impoverished strip landed him on the list of finalists up for Best War Photographer of the year in the French Payox competition.

Gaza siege kills man's dream of French award

Thirdly, the mission characterised as violations of international law the shelling with high explosive and white phosphorous munitions of the UNRWA compound that offered shelter to between 600 and 700 civilians, as well as strikes on Al Quds and Al Wafa hospitals.

UN must act on Goldstone's report

MAG teams located 120 pieces of UXO and 31 unexploded white phosphorous shells in Gaza as of July 23, said Ruru.

UNDP begins explosive clean-up operation in Gaza

Israel Admits Troops Fired White Phosphorous Munitions in Gaza War --Probing 100 Complaints Filed against Israeli Forces Israel said Thursday it was investigating 100 complaints of misconduct by its forces in a Gaza offensive this year and admitted its troops had fired white phosphorous munitions but not in violation of international law.

Israel-Gaza war

In one of the specific case studies, the Israeli report dismissed charges that dozens of Palestinian civilians were killed or wounded by white phosphorous shells, which are used to lay down smoke screens.

Israeli report defends actions during Gaza war

Other testimonies describe white phosphorous used in densely populated neighborhoods, wanton killing and destruction "unrelated to any direct threat to Israeli forces, and permissive rules of engagement that led to the killing of innocents.

'Breaking the Silence': Testimonies of Israeli Soldiers