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3/11/2026
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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,
"metadata": {
"location": "Western Front",
"casualties": "Hundreds killed"
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{
"unit": "",
"label": "Iraq Revolution",
"value": 1920,
"metadata": {
"location": "al-Habbaniyah, Iraq",
"casualties": "Kurdish villagers targeted"
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"unit": "",
"label": "Vietnam War",
"value": 1970,
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"location": "Vietnam",
"casualties": "Extensive civilian harm"
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"unit": "",
"label": "Fallujah Battle",
"value": 2004,
"metadata": {
"location": "Fallujah, Iraq",
"casualties": "Disputed civilian deaths"
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"unit": "",
"label": "Syria Conflict",
"value": 2013,
"metadata": {
"location": "Syria",
"casualties": "1,206+ chemical deaths total"
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"label": "Gaza Operations",
"value": 2023,
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"location": "Gaza & Lebanon",
"casualties": "Ongoing civilian impact"
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"label": "Lebanon Strikes",
"value": 2024,
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"location": "Southern Lebanon",
"casualties": "195 documented strikes"
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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",
"name": "Human Rights Watch",
"accessedAt": "2024-12-19"
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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",
"accessedAt": "2024-12-19"
}
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