Despite previous denials by Israel that it had used phosphorus munitions in the recent war with its northern neighbor, Lebanon, Israeli officials earlier this week admitted that it had in fact attacked Hizbullah targets with phosphorus shells. "The IDF made use of phosphorous shells during the war against Hizbullah in attacks against military targets in open ground,” said Israeli Minister Jacob Edery, in charge of government-Knesset relations, according to Haaretz ...