7 Decades of Deadly Phosphorus Attacks: From WWI to Gaza

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7 Decades of Deadly Phosphorus Attacks: From WWI to Gaza

A timeline of major white phosphorus incidents that left thousands dead and injured

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        "label": "WWI First Use",
        "value": 1916,
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          "casualties": "Hundreds killed"
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        "label": "Iraq Revolution",
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          "location": "al-Habbaniyah, Iraq",
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        "label": "Vietnam War",
        "value": 1970,
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        "label": "Fallujah Battle",
        "value": 2004,
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          "location": "Fallujah, Iraq",
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        "label": "Syria Conflict",
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          "casualties": "1,206+ chemical deaths total"
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        "label": "Gaza Operations",
        "value": 2023,
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    "title": "7 Decades of Deadly Phosphorus Attacks: From WWI to Gaza",
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        "url": "https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/israel-white-phosphorus-used-gaza-lebanon",
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        "url": "https://www.facebook.com/middleeastmonitor/posts/between-october-2023-and-october-2024-israel-carried-out-195-white-phosphorus-st/1263750075785019/",
        "name": "Middle East Monitor",
        "accessedAt": "2024-12-19"
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        "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7855324/",
        "name": "NCBI Chemical Terror Study",
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