Firefighters in Lebanon were battling wildfires late on Tuesday that Lebanese civil defense said had been sparked by Israeli shelling, with the flames visible for miles as darkness fell.
The fires started around 1700 GMT and were caused by Israeli shells containing white phosphorous being launched across the border, Abdalla Mousawae, head of the Tyre Regional Center of Lebanese civil defense, told Reuters.The flames near the Lebanese border village of Labbouneh could be seen from the coastal city of Tyre, some 25 kilometres north, a Reuters witness said. Reuters could not independently verify the cause of the fires.
"Around 90% of the shells are phosphorous bombs," Mousawae said, citing doctors and the army, and adding that fires caused by such shells had a distinct colour. There were no immediate reports of any injuries from Tuesday's fires. Separately on Tuesday, human rights group Amnesty International accused the Israeli army of firing artillery shells containing white phosphorous in military operations along Lebanon's southern border between Oct. 10 and Oct. 16.
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