The insistence that reporters should be kept out of Gaza is leading to questions: just what is Israel using on unarmed civilians? We know about phosphorus shells, supposedly illegal particularly in densely populated civilian areas. Cluster bombs? Well we know their effects in the Lebanon and that children are still at risk from them.
Early on an eye witness reported seeing bodies with limbs or heads missing, and there was another report of depleted uranium traces being detected on the wounded. The repeated mantra that Israel is avoiding harm to civilians makes little sense from what we are finding out with or without reporters present. Still there is prevarication on bringing war crimes accusations against this war mongering state, backed by the U.S. with the outgoing president still active in sanctioning killings on an unimaginable scale.