White phosphorus is a highly toxic substance, the use of which is prohibited by the Geneva Convention. PAP reports that the online published recordings from the Gaza attack have been verified and ...

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.

June 9 (UPI) --The Israeli military is illegally using airburst white phosphorus munitions as it attacks Lebanon, putting civilians in its northern neighbor at risk, according to Human Rights Watch.

Bystanders soon alerted the 41-year-old to the fact her jacket was ablaze. The stone was actually white phosphorus, which had reacted with the air as it dried. Police say the two are easily confused.

Phosphorus is a non-metal that sits just below nitrogen in group 15 of the periodic table. This element exists in several forms, of which white and red are the best known. White phosphorus is ...

The Makhzen regime continues its violations against the occupied Sahrawi people, after participating in the genocide that the ...

Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space ...

According to Maria Zakharova, "explosives containing white phosphorus, used by Ukrainian Nazis, are weapons of indiscriminate lethality and their use is prohibited under Protocol III of the Geneva ...

In drone footage released by Ukraine's military, Bakhmut can be seen ablaze as what appears to be white phosphorus rains down on the city. White phosphorus weapons are not banned, but their use in ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had repeatedly dropped white phosphorus munitions from drones in September, but Kyiv denied it had used such weapons and said it was Moscow ...