Additionally, chemicals in the smoke can harm the lungs and eyes. US forces have used white phosphorus against enemy forces in 20th-century conflicts, including World War II and Vietnam. Currently ...

According to WHO, white phosphorus is a chemical substance that "ignites instantly upon contact with oxygen" and is "very difficult to extinguish. It sticks to surfaces like skin and clothing ".

BEIRUT, October 17. /TASS/. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used white phosphorus munitions again as it attacked areas near the border with Lebanon, Lebanon’s state-run news agency Al Wataniya ...