Phosphorus used in Gaza, British-Palestinian doctor says

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A British-Palestinian surgeon who worked in both al Shifa and al Ahli hospitals in Gaza after the war broke out says he treated phosphorus burns.

"We started seeing phosphorus burns. I had treated white phosphorous burns in the Gaza Strip during the 2009 war," Professor Ghassan Abu Sitta claimed.

At the burns unit in al Shifa, he said some 40-45% of the wounded were children, and the primary target of the bombing was residential homes.

In a statement the IDF said it "uses only legal weapons and ammunition".

WARNING: You many find some of Professor Abu Sitta's testimony distressing.

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