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Lebanon to Sue Israel Over White Phosphorus Use: Agriculture Minister
Lebanon to Sue Israel Over White Phosphorus Use: Agriculture Minister
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BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Lebanese government will file lawsuits against Israel through the UN after assessing the damage caused by Israel's use of white... 24.12.2024, Sputnik India
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"Lebanon used the Foreign Ministry's channels to file lawsuits against Israel... More lawsuits will be filed after commissions at the Agriculture Ministry complete their analysis and assessment of the damage caused by the use of white phosphorus, which rendered many fields unusable," Hajj Hassan said. The minister accused Israel of using white phosphorus shells and cluster munitions in violation of international conventions and norms. The Agriculture Ministry has been looking into testimony provided by 40,000 agricultural workers with the help of specialised United Nations (UN) agencies.A US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah came into effect on November 27, after months of fighting. Despite the truce, the Israeli armed forces continued to intrude into Lebanese airspace, striking selected targets in the south, conducting aerial reconnaissance over Beirut and major cities, and raiding border villages.
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Lebanon to Sue Israel Over White Phosphorus Use: Agriculture Minister
BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Lebanese government will file lawsuits against Israel through the UN after assessing the damage caused by Israel's use of white phosphorus in attacks on southern Lebanon's agricultural land, acting Agriculture Minister Abbas Hajj Hassan told Sputnik.
"Lebanon used the Foreign Ministry's channels to file lawsuits against Israel... More lawsuits will be filed after commissions at the Agriculture Ministry complete their analysis and assessment of the damage caused by the use of white phosphorus, which rendered many fields unusable," Hajj Hassan said.
The minister accused Israel of using white phosphorus shells and cluster munitions in violation of international conventions and norms. The Agriculture Ministry has been looking into testimony provided by 40,000 agricultural workers with the help of specialised United Nations (UN) agencies.
The use of white phosphorus as an incendiary weapon is prohibited under Protocol III to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), which regulates the use of weapons designed to set fire to or burn their target.
A US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah came into effect on November 27, after months of fighting. Despite the truce, the Israeli armed forces continued to intrude into Lebanese airspace, striking selected targets in the south, conducting aerial reconnaissance over Beirut and major cities, and raiding border villages.
