Last Updated:March 09, 2026, 15:08 IST
The human rights group said the Israeli military hit a village in southern Lebanon with shells containing white phosphorus, which is a controversial incendiary munition

A smoke cloud erupts from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on March 9, 2026. (Image: AFP)
A human rights body has accused Israel of using white phosphorus, a controversial incendiary munition, over a town in southern Lebanon.
The human rights group, Human Rights Watch, said on Monday that the Israeli military “unlawfully" hit a village in southern Lebanon with shells containing white phosphorus.
Location :
Beirut, Lebanon
First Published:
March 09, 2026, 15:08 IST
News world Israel 'Unlawfully' Used Shells With White Phosphorus In Lebanon Strikes: Human Rights Watch
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