Mayor of Lebanese village martyred by Israeli shelling

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
11 Dec 2023 19:28
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Hussein Mansour was martyred at the age of 75 in his residence, located a few kilometers from the border with Palestine.

Mayor of Lebanese Taybeh village, Hussein Mansour, 75 (Social Media)

The mayor of Taybeh, a Lebanese village located in Southern Lebanon, was reported killed by an Israeli shell, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The murder occurred amid ongoing Israeli aggressions on Lebanon's Southern territories.

Hussein Mansour was martyred at the age of 75 in his residence, located a few kilometers from the border with occupied Palestine, his relative Mohamed Mansour informed Reuters.

The National News Agency reported that the shell that hit him did not detonate.

There were 8 people sitting on the balcony where Taybeh mayor Hussein Mansour was killed.

The Israeli artillery shell that targeted them didn't explode, and the casualties were limited to its kinetic impact and destruction. pic.twitter.com/0fNY9P0cRY
— Sargon AK (@sargonAK) December 11, 2023

Use of white phosphorus

Earlier reports today revealed that the IOF is continuing its aggressions on the border with Lebanon by resorting to weapons that are meant to inflict death or injury on civilians, such as white phosphorus, as documented by the Washington Post.

According to WashPo, the US-based newspaper got its hands on shell fragments found in al-Dhayrah, southern Lebanon, namely the remanent of three 155mm artillery rounds that injured at least nine civilians in what should be classified as a war crime.

A Washington Post journalist said production codes found on the shells match those by the US military to categorize domestically-produced munitions. One of the shells clearly has "WP" printed on it, which is consistent with white phosphorus rounds, arms experts said.

Although the Israeli occupation claims it was using the munition as a smokescreen, white phosphorus fell onto several homes and ignited wildfires, as well as wounded civilians, with black chemicals still being on the ground 40 days after the fact. Residents have reported that these chemicals combusted when they kicked them, which again proves that it is white phosphorus.

The Israeli occupation forces had long used various internationally prohibited weapons against civilians in violation of international humanitarian law.