Israel utilized
white phosphorus in its bombardments of Lebanon
BAALBEK, LEBANON, (August 27).—At least three
corpses with clear signs of having been attacked
with white phosphorus, a chemical weapon banned for
use against human beings, were taken to a hospital
in the Lebanese city of Baalbek during the war,
according to medical sources.
The EFE agency reports that Hussein Mahmoud el
Chel, chief of Emergencies in the Dar el Amal
Hospital, confirmed that the state of those corpses
– with no external wounds, totally contracted and
with a greenish-black skin – displayed all the
characteristics of an attack with this type of
substance. Dr. Mahmoud explained that the victims
transferred to the hospital came from the town of
Brital, like Baalbek, situated in the eastern Beka
Valley.
Lebanese experts took various samples from the
corpses to Beirut, from where they have been
forwarded to a chemical weapons research laboratory
in Paris to be analyzed, Mahmoud noted.
BORDER BLOCKADE
Israel has decided to maintain for now its naval
and air blockade of the Lebanese borders, affirmed
Defense Minister Amir Peretz during a session of the
Council of Ministers.
Peretz added that the Israeli forces will remain
in the border area of southern Lebanon until the
arrival of the Lebanese National Army and the UN
Blue Helmets. (ANSA)
