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JERUSALEM — Israel fired white phosphorous shells indiscriminately over densely populated areas of Gaza in what amounts to a war crime, Human Rights Watch said in a report Wednesday.
The New York-based group called on the United Nations to launch an investigation into alleged violations of the rules of war by Israel and Hamas during the three-week Gaza war.
The Israeli military said Wednesday that the shells were used in line with international law. International law permits the use of phosphorous weapons as flares or to create smoke screens masking the movement of troops.
