http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/761781.html

QuoteLast update - 14:20 12/09/2006


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.

What the hell is wrong with the world

Nutters everywhere. I fear for the future.

Cheers
Tongy

Cluster bombs are only a step below landmines in sheer nastiness. Their use in this flareup is just unforgivable but unsurprising given Israels history of unbelievable civilian collateral damage over the years.