PA daily: Israel “continues to target children and families” and uses “chemical weapons”
Headline: “The morality of the occupation army! A bloody day in Gaza: The occupation continues to target children and families and is using illegal chemical weapons”
[A large photograph beneath the headline shows a small girl crying and bodies of children]
Notes: This article was published during the 2014 Gaza War as Hamas was firing thousands of rockets at Israel and as Israel was responding with Operation Protective Edge, which aimed at destroying Hamas' terror infrastructure and ability to launch rockets at Israel.
There have been no credible reports of Israel using white phosphorus or biological or chemical weapons in the 2014 Gaza war. Israel announced in 2013 that it was discontinuing the use of white phosphorus smoke shells. Israeli Brigadier-General Roy Riftin confirmed to Reuters on Aug. 12, 2014 that Israel was not using white phosphorus in Operation Protective Edge and reiterated that Israel's use of white phosphorus smoke shells in the 2008-2009 Gaza War was in line with international law.
[A large photograph beneath the headline shows a small girl crying and bodies of children]
Notes: This article was published during the 2014 Gaza War as Hamas was firing thousands of rockets at Israel and as Israel was responding with Operation Protective Edge, which aimed at destroying Hamas' terror infrastructure and ability to launch rockets at Israel.
There have been no credible reports of Israel using white phosphorus or biological or chemical weapons in the 2014 Gaza war. Israel announced in 2013 that it was discontinuing the use of white phosphorus smoke shells. Israeli Brigadier-General Roy Riftin confirmed to Reuters on Aug. 12, 2014 that Israel was not using white phosphorus in Operation Protective Edge and reiterated that Israel's use of white phosphorus smoke shells in the 2008-2009 Gaza War was in line with international law.