By Bracewell
I HAVE EXCERPTED AND RE-ORGANIZED THE ARTICLE FOR BREVITY AND SALIENCE.
Lebanese Hospital Struggles With Wounded FORBES
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ISRAELI CHEMICAL WEAPONS USAGE:
Jawad Najem, a surgeon at the hospital, said patients admitted Sunday had burns from phosphorous incendiary weapons used by Israel. The Geneva Conventions ban using white phosphorous as an incendiary weapon against civilian populations and in air attacks against military forces in civilian areas; Israel said its weapons comply with international law.
"Mahmoud Sarour, 14, was admitted to the hospital yesterday and treated for phosphorous burns to his face," Najem said. Mahmoud's 8-month-old sister, Maryam, suffered similar burns on her neck and hands when an Israeli rocket hit the family car.
ISRAELI ATTACK RED-CROSS AMBULANCES
the Lebanese Red Cross suspended operations outside Tyre after Israeli jets blasted two ambulances with rockets, said Ali Deebe, a Red Cross spokesman in Tyre. The rocket attack on the two vehicles wounded six ambulance workers and three civilians - an 11-year-old boy, an elderly woman and a man, Deebe said.
"One of the rockets hit right in the middle of the big red cross that was painted on top of the ambulance," he said. "This is a clear violation of humanitarian law, of international law. We are neutral and we should not be targeted." Amateur video provided by an ambulance worker confirmed Deebe's account of damage to the vehicles
Lebanese Doctor Says 'Phosphorus Weapons' Cause Suffering -CNN - Video
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1:50 Lebanese doctors say the Israelis are packing their shells with chemicals
2:55 The wound smells of phosphorus and the tissue is black
RECALL:
ISRAEL: USING NEW CHEMICAL AMMUNITIONS
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