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The AP photo above shows what appears to be a white phosphorus shell fired into Gaza, as was used by Israel in Lebanon. White phosphorus is an indiscriminate killer that ignites once it is exposed to oxygen, producing such heat that it bursts into a yellow flame and produces a dense white smoke. It causes painful burn injuries to exposed human flesh, as discovered byLebanon's Children at the hands of Israeli Phosphorus Bombs in 2006. White Phosphorus is considered a chemical weapon by most governments around the world. Its use in civilian areas is banned by the Geneva Treaty of 1980. The United Nations considers such weapons illegal.
Lebanese Army sappers on Thursday defused seven Katyousha rockets deployed in the southern Naqoura region prior to launching towards Israel, a reliable source said.
The source, speaking on condition of further anonymity, said the 107-mm projectiles were fitted with timing devices and defused "a short while before the time set for their launching".
He said the Katyoushas were "discovered" in the area between the border towns of Naqoura and Teir Harfa.
The region, which is within the area of operations of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Abuts Israel and overlooks most of the Central and Western Galilee.
It could not be immediately determined whether the projectiles were traditional World War II Katyoushas that have a range of 10-12 kilometers or a double-load Iranian-modified version better known by the code of RAAD that has a double range.
Hizbullah used Iranian-modified RAAD Katyoushas, each with a pay load of 100 kilograms of explosives, in its 2006 war with Israel, hitting as deep as the coastal town of Haifa.
حرب جديدة بين لبنان واسرائيل، لكنها هذه المرة ليست سياسية أو جغرافية، بل تدور حول المطبخ اللبناني وتحديدا بعض الاطباق والسندويشات"! هذه خلاصة الموضوع الذي تناولته امس صحيفتا "هآرتس" الاسرائيلية و"غارديان" البريطانية تعليقا على تصريح لرئيس جمعية الصناعيين فادي عبود كشف فيه عن نيته رفع دعوى ضد اسرائيل مطالبا بحق ملكية طبق الفلافل!
والموضوع الذي اثار وسائل الاعلام العربية والاجنبية امس، يعود الى موقف عبود من لجوء اسرائيل الى تأكيد حق ملكيتها لعدد من الاصناف اللبنانية مثل الفلافل والتبولة والحمص، الامر الذي يكبد اللبنانيين خسائر بعشرات ملايين الدولارات سنويا. وقال عبود ان العمل جار حاليا من اجل دفع الحكومة اللبنانية الى تسجيل الملكية الفكرية لهذه الاصناف لدى الاتحاد الاوروبي بغية حفظ حق لبنان.نقلاً عن جريدة النهار
