Israel’s white phosphorous attacks on Lebanon harms people and the ecosystem.

The impacted area spanned nearly the entirety of Lebanon’s 100km (62-mile) southern border.

Al Jazeera’s investigation found that Israel had dropped 117 phosphoric bombs on southern Lebanon, striking at least 32 towns and villages between October and March.

Al Jazeera was told by Lebanese experts that Israel was attempting to create a buffer zone by making the region uninhabitable and impossible to cultivate.

At least 173 people have been injured by exposure to white phosphorus between October and late May, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public HealthOther symptoms may include severe respiratory problems, acute lung injury, severe eye damage, second or third-degree burns, or even severe bone diseases, such as the necrotic “Lucifer’s jaw”.

“Stronger international standards against the use of white phosphorus are needed to ensure these weapons do not continue to endanger civilians,”
More than 92,600 people have been displaced from their villages in south Lebanon by the attacks, according to the IOM.

Al Jazeera report