Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week. “The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor,” the New York-based rights group said in a report. The Israeli army has since repeatedly called on people living south of the Litani River, around 30 kilometers north of the Israeli border, to leave. “Israel should immediately halt this practice and states providing Israel with weapons, including white phosphorus munitions, should immediately suspend military assistance and arms sales and push Israel to stop firing such munitions in residential areas,” he added. Lebanese authorities and HRW have over the past years accused Israel of using controversial white phosphorus rounds, in attacks that authorities say have harmed civilians and the environment.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 09, 2026 10:10 UTC