Overview
- Human Rights Watch says geolocated imagery shows airburst white phosphorus over residential areas of Yohmor in southern Lebanon on March 3.
- Analysts identified smoke patterns consistent with M825-series 155mm projectiles and verified photos of fires on rooftops and a car near the strike area.
- HRW reports it could not confirm whether civilians remained in the area or if anyone was injured during the incident.
- Israel’s Arabic military spokesperson ordered residents of Yohmor and about 50 nearby towns to evacuate at least 1,000 meters from their homes that day.
- Lebanese authorities report at least 394 people killed and more than half a million displaced since March 2 as HRW calls on the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany to suspend arms transfers to Israel.