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Staff (2024-06-05). Headlines for June 5, 2024. democracynow.org ACLU to Sue Biden over Asylum Ban at U.S.-Mexico Border, India: In Shocking Election Outcome, Modi's BJP Loses Parliamentary Majority, Israel Kills 75 Palestinians as Attacks Intensify on Central Gaza, Biden: Netanyahu Is Prolonging War on Gaza for Political Self-Preservation, U.S. Army Officer Who Resigned over Gaza Speaks Out, GOP-Led House Votes to Sanction ICC for Seeking Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu, Exposed: Secret Israeli Campaign to Influence U.S. Lawmakers & Public over Gaza, Rights Group Criticizes Israel for Shelling Lebanese Areas with Incendiary White Phosphorus, Andy Kim Wins NJ Democratic Sen…

newarab (2024-06-05). Israeli white phosphorus stalks south Lebanon: rights groups. newarab.com Mohammad Hammud, in his late 70s, was at home with his wife in a south "Fire broke out in front of the house… there was a strange smell… we had trouble breathing," he told AFP by telephone from his village of Hula. | "We thought it was a regular bombing but when the emergency responders arrived they told us it was phos…

MEE staff (2024-06-05). Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in south Lebanon, HRW warns. middleeasteye.net Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in south Lebanon, HRW warns | Human Rights Watch verified photos and videos revealing the use of the weapon over densely populated residential areas | Wed, 06/05/2024 – 12: 56 | Smoke erupts during Israeli bombardment of the village of Alma al-Chaab in Lebanon, on 25 April 2024 (AFP)…

Human Rights Watch (2024-06-05). Lebanon: Israel's White Phosphorous Use Risks Civilian Harm. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Artillery-delivered white phosphorus munition being airburst over Kfar Kila, a Lebanese border village with Israel, as seen from Marjayoun in southern Lebanon, November 22, 2023. | © 2023 Hussein Malla/AP Photo | (Beirut) — Israel's widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch verified the use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in at least 17 municipalities across south Lebanon since October 2023, including 5 municipalities where…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-06-05). HRW: Israel's White Phosphorous Use against South Lebanon Risks Civilian Harm. english.almanar.com.lb Israel's widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch verified the use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in at least 17 municipalities across south Lebanon since October 2023, including 5 municipalities where airburst munitions …

Fight Back! News. (2024-06-04). Pro-Palestine Campaign Challenges Lockheed Martin With All-Day Picket. popularresistance.org Littleton, CO — On Wednesday, May 29, the Denver Anti-War Action (DAWA) continued their pro Palestine actions against weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin with another all-day picket at the corporation's Colorado headquarters. | Around 50 protesters engaged in direct action throughout the day, forcing Lockheed employees to take fact sheets that laid out their location's specific role in the ongoing genocide in Palestine, attached with explicit imagery of carpet bombing and the brutal effects of white phosphorus. | The fliers pointed out the connections between Lockheed Martin and Israel, included graphic im…

middleeasteye.net (2024-06-05). Israel unlawfully used white phosphorus in south Lebanon, HRW warns

newsbytesapp.com (2024-06-05). Rights organization accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in Lebanon

bbc.com (2024-06-05). Israel extends control of Gaza's entire land border

thehill.com (2024-06-05). Israel accused of using white phosphorus on residential buildings in Lebanon

hrw.org (2024-06-05). White Phosphorous, Israel, and Lebanon

dailystar.com.lb (2024-06-05). Video: Border clashes intensify as HRW condemns Israel's use of white phosphorus

democracynow.org (2024-06-05). Rights Group Criticizes Israel for Shelling Lebanese Areas with Incendiary White Phosphorus

i24news.tv (2024-06-05). Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in Lebanon

firstpost.com (2024-06-05). Human Rights Watch condemns Israel for using white phosphorus munitions in Lebanon

yahoo.com (2024-06-05). Israeli white phosphorus stalks south Lebanon: rights groups

pressdemocrat.com (2024-06-05). Rights group accuses Israel of hitting residential buildings with white phosphorous in Lebanon