Israel’s use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries, Human
i was doing a bunch of fact checking earlier and as far as I can tell this is 100% true
which should fucking HORRIFY everybody because white phosphorous is a nasty, cruel and torturous weapon that should never be used against anyone let alone civilians.
basically it burns and burns until there is no more contact with oxygen, so shards of it will burn their way down to bone inside the victim's body and often re-ignite when doctors try to dig them out. It is easily fatal or permanently disabling and causes excruciating injuries
Jesus fucking christ
white phosphorus was the toxic substance in the matchstick factory incident that caused “phossy jaw” which basically ate away the bone to the skin, leading to a bone infection called osteomyelitis. this extreme reaction is caused by either ingesting or simply inhaling the vapor. the match girls’ strike was successful in prohibiting white phosphorus in production, but i didn’t expect it to be used in such an evil way two centuries later.
