Rights group: Israel uses incendiary bombs in Gaza
JASON KEYSER - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan 12, 2009
JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch said Sunday that Israel’s military has fired artillery shells with the incendiary agent white phosphorus into Gaza and a doctor there said the chemical was suspected in the case of 10 burn victims who had skin peeling off their faces and bodies. [...]
The substance can cause serious burns if it touches the skin and can spark fires on the ground, the rights group said in a written statement calling on Israel not to use it in crowded areas of Gaza. [...]
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