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Various of what appears to be white phosphorus shell exploding, white smoke rising 2. Close up on shell shrapnel burning on ground  Jerusalem, 26 March 2009 3. Set up of Fred Abrahams, senior researcher for...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eGaza strip, 14 January 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of what appears to be white phosphorus shell exploding, white smoke rising \u003cbr/\u003e2. Close up on shell shrapnel burning on ground  \u003cbr/\u003eJerusalem, 26 March 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e3. Set up of Fred Abrahams, senior researcher for Human rights watch\u003cbr/\u003e4. Abrahams pointing to images in the report \u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Fred Abrahams, senior researcher for Human rights:\u003cbr/\u003e\"White phosphorus use is not illegal it is not a banned weapon, but it can not, should not and must not be used in populated areas where civilians are living and Israeli military did that. They used it repeatedly in downtown Gaza city and in other areas where civilians are living. This was indiscriminate, it was repeated and we believe it amounts to war crimes under international law for which commanders, senior commanders should be held responsible.\" \u003cbr/\u003eBeit Lahiya, northern Gaza strip, 25 March 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e6. Exterior of damaged house belonging to Sabah Abu Halema, woman who was injured by what is believed to be phosphorus shell\u003cbr/\u003e7. House interior, burn marks inside house believed to be caused by white phosphorus shelling\u003cbr/\u003e8. Hole in roof\u003cbr/\u003e9. Set up of Sabah Abu Halema\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabah Abu Halema, Injured resident:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yousef my son got caught in the fire, his entire face was burned, he's 16 years old. My other son Shahed, when I fell in the fire, began shouting \"mother\" repeatedly, the fire erupted and I wasn't able to see them. This shell when it falls gives off white smoke and a very bad smell, if you don't die from the fire you'll die from the smell (fumes).\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of hole in roof\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabah Abu Halema, Injured resident:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The doctors, when they wanted to change my bandage, they couldn't unless they wear masks, the doctors and the nurses. White smoke was coming out from my hand, and also from my mouth.\" \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of wounds and scar\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of Halema\u003cbr/\u003eJerusalem, 25 March 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e15. Set up of Israeli military spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovich \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBTIE (English) Major Avital Leibovich, Israeli military spokeswoman:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Israel defence forces do not use any weapons against civilians. The munitions in question are used as a smoke screen on the battle field as is used by Western countries. I find it bizarre that the media storm is focusing on these allegations while Hamas has intentionally used its own civilian population as human shield and exclusively targeted civilians. These are war crimes.\" \u003cbr/\u003eGaza City, Gaza Strip, 12 January 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e17. What appears to be white phosphorus shells landing \u003cbr/\u003e18. Various of Palestinian injured by suspected white phosphorus shells in hospital \u003cbr/\u003eIsrael fired white phosphorous shells indiscriminately over densely populated areas of Gaza in what amounts to a war crime, according to a spokesman from Human Rights Watch.\u003cbr/\u003eA new report from the the New York-based group is calling on the United Nations to launch an investigation into alleged violations of the rules of war, both by Israel and Hamas, during the three-week Gaza war.\u003cbr/\u003eHuman Rights Watch said Israeli troops frequently fired the shells over densely populated areas. \u003cbr/\u003eThe firing \"was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes,\" the report says.\u003cbr/\u003eThe group documented only some of the cases, including white phosphorous shells fired at a Gaza City hospital, the United Nations headquarters, a school and a market. \u003cbr/\u003eIn six attacks, 12 civilians were killed and dozens wounded, said Human Rights Watch researcher Fred Abrahams.\u003cbr/\u003eOne woman living in Beit Lahiya showed scars on her arm as well as burn marks inside her house caused by what she believed to be white phosphorus shelling.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The doctors, when they wanted to change my bandage, they couldn't unless they wear masks, the doctors and the nurses. White smoke was coming out from my hand, and also from my mouth,\" Sabah Abu Halema said.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Israeli military says the shells were used in line with international law.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Israel defence forces do not use any weapons against civilians. The munitions in question are used as a smoke screen on the battle field as is used by Western countries,\" Israeli military spokeswoman Major Avital Leibovich said in a statement.\u003cbr/\u003eInternational law permits the use of phosphorous weapons as flares or to create smoke screens masking the movement of troops.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Israeli army used phosphorus shells \"repeatedly in downtown Gaza city and in other areas where civilians are leaving. This was indiscriminate, it was repeated and we believe it amounts to war crimes under international law for which commanders, senior commanders should be held responsible,\" Abrahams said on Thursday.\u003cbr/\u003eEach shell bursts into 116 burning white phosphorous wedges, over a radius of more than 135 yards (125 meters). The wedges burn on contact with oxygen, creating intense heat, and can cause severe burns. \u003cbr/\u003eThe phosphorous kept burning for many days, and was still smouldering well after Israel's withdrawal on January 18.\u003cbr/\u003eAbrahams said the Israeli military was aware of the destructive nature of white phosphorous. \u003cbr/\u003eArmy medical officers warned during the war that the weapon is \"potentially extremely destructive to tissue,\" according to an internal army document attached to the report.\u003cbr/\u003eIsrael's use of white phosphorous violated the laws of war, Abrahams said.\u003cbr/\u003eIsrael could have used less dangerous smoke screens produced by an Israeli company, Abrahams said.\u003cbr/\u003eHe called for an investigation by the United Nations secretary-general or the UN Security Council into all of Israel's alleged violations of the rules of war, including the use of white phosphorous. \u003cbr/\u003eThe United States supplied the white phosphorous to 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