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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- The Israeli government has refused to
provide the United Nations assurance to discontinue its illegal usage of
internationally banned white phosphorus bombs, which it used heavily in
its latest war on the Gaza Strip, causing hundreds of Palestinian
deaths, in addition to serious environmental damage.

Israel submitted an official report to the UN this week admitting
its use of white phosphorus bombs in its war on Gaza after having
previously denied such allegations, and assuring that it would use the
bombs in a “restricted” manner, but refusing to assure complete
discontinuation.

The report said: “The army has taken measures to minimize civilian
injuries and damage to their property in future military conflicts,
including restricting the use of white phosphorus bombs in populated
areas.”

According to Hebrew mass media, the Israeli report was submitted in
preparation for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing of the
Security Council on the results of the investigation which the UN had
demanded from both Israel and the Hamas movement, following the
Goldstone report, which documented Israel’s aggression against the Gaza
Strip 17 months ago, which resulted in at least 1400 deaths and 5000
injuries on Palestinians, and total destruction of Gaza Strip’s
infrastructure within 22 days.

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