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#incendiary weapons

Weapons designed to set fire to objects or cause burn injuries, including white phosphorus and napalm. Regulated under Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, with restrictions on use in civilian areas.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Complicity in Genocide
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

US-Supplied White Phosphorus Used Over Lebanese Civilian Areas

Israel deployed US-supplied white phosphorus over Lebanese civilian areas in 191 attacks across 17+ municipalities since October 2023, continuing through March 2026. HRW verified the attacks as unlawfully indiscriminate and called for suspension of US arms transfers.

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