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90% of Israel’s cluster bomb strikes on Lebanon during the Israel-Lebanon conflict of July-August 2006 occurred in the last 72 hours of the conflict, when Israel knew a ceasefire was in sight.
Despite official requests from the United Nations, Israel has still not provided maps for the areas it targeted with cluster bombs. The UN Mine Action Coordination Center has so far identified more than 400 bomb strike areas that are contaminated with as many as 100,000 unexploded bomblets.
A cluster bomb consists of a canister which breaks apart to release a large number of small bomblets. There is a significant “dud rate” of about 5% (meaning the bomblets don’t explode but sit on the ground, with the potential to explode years later).
UN denounces Israel cluster bombs
Israel must disclose details of cluster bomb attacks and accept a full investigation
Fact file: Cluster bombs - introduction
