Report suggests Israel used Arkansas-made white phosphorus shells in Gaza [View all]

On Oct. 11, streams of white smoke descended from the sky in Gaza City after an Israeli munition exploded above a hotel near the harbor. A similar squid-like plume erupted above the Gaza City neighborhood of Zeitoun that same day.

Two days earlier, reporters photographed Israeli soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border standing alongside a long-range artillery weapon and artillery shells containing a substance consistent with the smoke plumes seen in Gaza on Oct. 11: white phosphorus, an incendiary material whose use in densely populated civilian areas is prohibited by international law.

The world has been watching the deadly conflict unfold since Oct. 7, when Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza attacked communities in southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping around 250. In retaliation, Israel cut off all humanitarian aid, food, water, fuel and medical supplies for weeks, and began a military offensive that has killed over 15,000 Palestinians and injured more than 30,000 as of Dec. 2. Israel resumed bombing Gaza on Friday after a seven-day ceasefire ended.

While Israel denies using white phosphorus in Gaza, evidence suggests otherwise.

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