ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s relentless attacks in Gaza have caused ecocide by damaging agricultural lands, water resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity. The term ecocide, used as an abbreviation for ecological destruction, is defined by the European Law Institute as “the destruction and devastation of the environment at any cos...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army is investigating reports that last week’s mortar shells by Lebanese group Hezbollah possibly contained white phosphorus. Two mortar shells hit the Metulla area from southern Lebanon last week, causing a big fire and engulfing part of the road they hit. “It appears that the two mortar shells contained phosphoru...
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. “W...
ANKARA (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has blamed Israel for the country’s climate crisis, saying the Israeli army’s aggressive use of bombings, particularly phosphorus weapons, has caused irreparable damage to more than 5,000 square meters of agricultural land and forests. “The serious environmental deterioration in Le...
GENEVA (AA) – Amnesty International has said its Crisis Evidence Lab has verified that Israeli military units striking Gaza are equipped with white phosphorus artillery rounds. “We are investigating what appears to be the use of white phosphorus in Gaza, including in a strike near a hotel on the beach in Gaza City,” the right...
