IDF commander: We fired more than a million cluster bombs in Lebanon
By Meron Rappaport
"What we did was insane and monstrous, we covered entire towns in cluster bombs," the head of an IDF rocket unit in Lebanon said regarding the use of cluster bombs and phosphorous shells during the war.
Quoting his battalion commander, the rocket unit head stated that the IDF fired around 1,800 cluster bombs, containing over 1.2 million cluster bomblets.
In addition, soldiers in IDF artillery units testified that the army used phosphorous shells during the war, widely forbidden by international law. According to their claims, the vast majority of said explosive ordinance was fired in the final 10 days of the war.
The rocket unit commander stated that Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) platforms were heavily used in spite of the fact that they were known to be highly inaccurate.
MLRS is a track or tire carried mobile rocket launching platform, capable of firing a very high volume of mostly unguided munitions. The basic rocket fired by the platform is unguided and imprecise, with a range of about 32 kilometers. The rockets are designed to burst into sub-munitions at a planned altitude in order to blanket enemy army and personnel on the ground with smaller explosive rounds.
The use of such weaponry is controversial mainly due to its inaccuracy and ability to wreak great havoc against indeterminate targets over large areas of territory, with a margin of error of as much as 1,200 meters from the intended target to the area hit.
Re: Israel fired ONE MILLION cluster bombs on lebanon, IDF also admits use of PHSPHOROUS
Actually it was 1800 Cluster Bombs, with boblets inside.
Should people begin to fight wars with barbie dolls? There seems to be no outrage at the nails put in Katusha Rockets to kill civilians.
Remember, International law does not include a sweeping prohibition of the use of cluster bombs. The convention on conventional weaponry does not declare a prohibition on [phosphorous weapons], rather, on principles regulating the use of such weapons.
Re: Israel fired ONE MILLION cluster bombs on lebanon, IDF also admits use of PHSPHOROUS
Hezbollah does not seperate themselves from civilians. Cluster bombs are legal against other militaries, and I am sorry to say that what Human Rights Watch says does not dictate International Law. Find the ruling/law, not the opinion of someone.
Re: Israel fired ONE MILLION cluster bombs on lebanon, IDF also admits use of PHSPHOROUS
Hezbollah does not seperate themselves from civilians.
Didnt Qana Massacre 2 debenk that myth already?
Cluster bombs are legal against other militaries, and I am sorry to say that what Human Rights Watch says does not dictate International Law. Find the ruling/law, not the opinion of someone.
Anything that is anti-Zionist has no credibility, right?? Come on gimme a break.
Re: Israel fired ONE MILLION cluster bombs on lebanon, IDF also admits use of PHSPHOROUS
Israel completeley leveled Lebanon, thats collective punishment. Israel should also be tried for MANY more crimes, like segregation, amazing how Amerikkka abolished segregation in their own country but give a blind eye and deaf ear to the cries of the Palestinians:
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