Russia on Wednesday, December 18, alleged that Ukraine has repeatedly dropped white phosphorus ammunition ... of a new lethal experimental Oreshnik missile against Ukraine, citing a United States ...

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The international group Human Rights Watch is accusing Israel of firing weapons containing white phosphorus into Gaza. The group demands that the alleged practice cease.

White phosphorus is a material made from a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus that is used in smoke, tracer, illumination and incendiary munitions. Other common names include WP ...

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 ".

JERUSALEM (CNN)-- The Israeli military's firing of white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas during the Gaza offensive "was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes," Human Rights ...

It causes skin to melt away from the bone and can break down a victim's jawbone, but white phosphorus - known in Vietnam as Willie Pete - is still used by sections of the world's military.