UN ‘very concerned’ about report Israel used US-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon
NEW YORK (AA) – The UN has said that it is “very concerned” over a report suggesting that Israel used US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an attack in southern Lebanon.
Asked by the media about the report by The Washington Post, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said he does not have any information to confirm.
“We’re obviously very concerned about any use of these types of incendiary munitions, especially in populated areas.
“But we will see if I have anything more to share with you on that,” he added.
The Washington Post reported on the October 16 Israeli attack in Dheira, a Lebanese town near the border with Israel, in which at least nine civilians were wounded.
Human rights group Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the war crime.
Among the nine injured in the attack, at least three were hospitalized — one for days, according to the report.
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