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| Lebanon accuses Israel of new use of phosphorus munitions | |
| 2023-10-18 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Israeli military again used white phosphorus ammunition during shelling of border areas in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese agency Al Wataniya reported this on October 17.
It is noted that areas adjacent to the Lebanese-Israeli border were shelled and there were casualties, the exact number of whom was not specified. As Regnum reported , earlier on October 17, the Israeli military reported the destruction of four militants who were trying to enter the country from Lebanon. According to their information, the militants tried to plant an explosive device and were eliminated. The Emergency Department of the Ministry of Defense and the IDF announced on October 16 that the evacuation of civilians from the northern part of the country, living up to 2 kms from the border with Lebanon, had begun. This number includes 28 settlements. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 "On target. Spot for effect!" |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2023-10-18 13:30 |
| #1 Sure they did. Actually, they might have. No, I am not suggesting the Perfidious Juice(tm) carpet-bombed Leb with Willy Pete. (you guys in the back, stop cheering!) White phosphorus burns like a sumbitch and produces lots of dense white smoke. This makes it useful for marker rounds and smoke screens. via Le Wiki: In addition to its offensive capabilities, white phosphorus is a highly efficient smoke-producing agent, reacting with air to produce an immediate blanket of phosphorus pentoxide vapour. Smoke-producing white phosphorus munitions are very common, particularly as smoke grenades for infantry, loaded in defensive grenade launchers on tanks and other armoured vehicles, and in the ammunition allotment for artillery and mortars. These create smoke screens to mask friendly forces' movement, position, infrared signatures, and shooting positions. They are often called smoke/marker rounds for their use in marking points of interest, such as a light mortar to designate a target for artillery spotters. So yeah, WP munitions may have been used during the shelling of border areas in southern Lebanon, but not for the implied purpose. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-10-18 09:46 |