
US inquiry into use of cluster bombs
31 January 2007
Israel may have violated agreements regarding the use of American-made cluster bombs during its war in Lebanon in July 2006, the US State Department said on Monday. Spokesman Sean McCormack did not give details about the possible violations but said the results of a preliminary investigation were being forwarded to Congress. During the war, Israel used cluster munitions, possibly dropping one million such bombs, including in civilian areas. Many of the munitions - according to the United Nations, up to 40 percent - did not explode and now pose a hazard to residents of south Lebanon. Unexploded ordnance has killed at least 27 people and injured more than 143 since the war ended. Read more about US inquiry into use of cluster bombs