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  2. War crimes in the 2006 Lebanon War - Wikipedia

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    The U.N. Mine Action Co-ordination Centre in Tyre claims cluster bombs were dropped by Israel in 267 separate locations in South Lebanon and are still killing returning refugees. The United States has opened an inquiry into Israel's use of cluster bombs, which are supplied by the United States.

  3. 2006 Lebanon War - Wikipedia

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    The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel. The war started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon.

  4. Cluster munition - Wikipedia

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    During the Israeli-Lebanese conflict in 1982, Israel used cluster munitions, many of them American-made, on targets in southern Lebanon. Israel also used cluster bombs in the 2006 Lebanon War. [52] [53] [54] Two types of cluster munitions were transferred to Israel from the U.S. The first was the CBU-58 which uses the BLU-63 bomblet.

  5. What are cluster bombs and why is it controversial for the US ...

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  6. Timeline of the 2006 Lebanon War (late August) - Wikipedia

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    Lebanon. Five Lebanese, included four children from the same family, were wounded by cluster bombs left over from the Israeli offensive. They exploded in two southern Lebanese villages, Lebanese security officials said. One cluster bomb exploded outside a home in the village of Blida, wounding four children from the same family, the officials ...

  7. Timeline of the 2006 Lebanon War - Wikipedia

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    On July 23, Israeli air raids hit Beirut and east and south Lebanon, killing eight civilians and wounding 100, many of them in Tyre. [103] Six Israeli bombs fell on the coastal city of Tyre in a 20-minute span, killing one civilian and wounding about 45. Three civilians were killed by an Israeli bombing as they were evacuating south Lebanon.

  8. Convention on Cluster Munitions - Wikipedia

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    The 2006 Lebanon War provided momentum for the campaign to ban cluster bombs. The United Nations estimated that up to 40% of Israeli cluster bomblets failed to explode on impact. [13] Norway organized the independent Oslo Process after discussions at the traditional disarmament forum in Geneva fell through in November 2006. [14]

  9. After comms blasts, Lebanese fear bombs in their pockets - AOL

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    The explosion of thousands of Hezbollah's mobile communication devices has spread fear across Lebanon, leaving people terrified they might be carrying bombs in their pockets. At least 37 people ...