Israel is alleged to have used white phosphorous by Lebanon, destroying 40,000 olive trees and woodlands in the process. White phosphorous is a material that ignites. It identifies targets or produces a thick smoke cover.
Experts claim that when exposed to air, it burns at extremely high temperatures and ignites nearby fires. Additionally, there have been rumors that Israel has been using white phosphorus in Gaza. People who are burned by it may become incurable. According to experts, exposure to white phosphorous can cause organ failure, lung impairment, and other horrifying injuries that can change a person's life.
The 1983 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons governs white phosphorous; it limits the use of incendiary weapons without outright prohibiting it. The use of white phosphorous for battlefield lighting or smokescreening is not covered by the treaty, nevertheless.
In the south of the country, 40,000 olive trees were destroyed by Israeli white phosphorous strikes, according to the Lebanese Minister of Agriculture. According to an initial assessment, 128 fires were caused by the Israeli enemy's phosphorous bombing in various areas of Lebanon.
The Lebanese envoy to the UN has been directed by Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib to file a fresh complaint with the Security Council against Israel's use of white phosphorous in its ongoing airstrikes on Lebanon. He charged that Israel had set fire to forests and olive groves in Lebanon on purpose.