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Flooding South Lebanon
Israel's Use of Cluster Munitions in Lebanon in July and August 2006
Acronyms
Map of Lebanon
Summary
Methodology
Recommendations
To
the Government of Israel
To
the Secretary-General of the United Nations
To
the Government of the United States
To
all governments
Cluster Munitions and International Humanitarian Law..
Background
on Cluster Munitions
International
Humanitarian Law..
International
Humanitarian Law Applied to Cluster Munitions
Israel and Cluster Munitions
Use,
Production, Trade, and Stockpiling
Types
of Cluster Munitions and Submunitions Used in Lebanon
The Impact of Israel's Use of Cluster Munitions in
Lebanon in July and August 2006
Shocking
Scope: Number of Submunitions and Strikes
Timing
and Targets: When and How Cluster Munitions Were Used
The
Early Phases of the War
The
Final Barrage
Attacks
on Population Centers
Failure
Rates
Civilian Harm..
Time
of Attack Casualties
Returning
Home after the Ceasefire
Children
Agriculture
Moving
through the Town
Casualties
during Clearance
Case
Studies
Tebnine
Yohmor
Zawtar
al-Gharbiyeh and Zawtar al-Sharkiyeh
The
Socioeconomic Effects of Cluster Munition Contamination
Clearance and Risk Awareness
Clearance
History in Lebanon
Clearance
in South Lebanon
UN
Mine Action Coordination Center South Lebanon
Demining
Organizations
UNIFIL
Lebanese
Army
Hezbollah
Community
Clearance
Lack
of Israeli Assistance
Risk
Education Programs
Israel's Statements on the Use of Cluster Munitions and
the Findings of Investigations
Israel's
Public Statements and Investigations
UN
Investigations100
US
Investigation102
Israel's Use of Cluster Munitions and International
Humanitarian Law.. 104
Indiscriminate
Attacks105
Disproportionate
Attacks108
Unwarranted
Reliance on Warnings110
Attack
on a Protected Place111
Global Efforts to Address Cluster Munitions112
Conclusion117
Appendix: Israel's Response to a Letter of Inquiry from
Human Rights Watch118
Acknowledgements131
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