HEZBOLLAH FIRED CLUSTER BOMBS AT ISRAELI CIVILIANS

YOU'VE PROBABLY READ ALOT ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS THAT ISRAEL USED CLUSTER BOMBS AGAINST HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON. WHAT YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF IS THAT HEZBOLLAH FIRED CLUSTER BOMBS AT ISRAELI CIVILIANS. I'M SURE THE U.N. AND THE MEDIA WILL GET RIGHT ON THIS.

Report: Hizbullah used cluster bombs in Lebanon war (JPost)
Hizbullah fired cluster munitions into Israeli civilian populated areas during the recent war in Lebanon, Human Rights Watch reported on Thursday. The human rights organization, which heavily criticized IDF action during the war, released a statement confirming that the terrorist organization fired 'Chinese-made type-81 122mm' rockets "into civilian areas in northern Israel."

The report said Hizbullah's use of this specific type of weapon was the first confirmation of its use "anywhere in the world." .... The use of cluster bomb on civilian populations is prohibited by international law. The destruction caused by these bombs is amplified because of both their large range and the duds that are left over after the initial blast. The area of contact is increased due to submunitions that are dispersed when the rocket hits the ground. Subsequently, a large number of unexploded bombs left over are still active after they fall. ...

The group discovered Hizbullah's "unprecedented" use of cluster munitions during ongoing investigations of the actions of both Hizbullah and Israel following the conflict.

Human Rights Watch said that police had withheld publication of Hizbullah's use of cluster bombs due to "security concerns."

Police had documented 113 cluster rockets that were fired at Israel during the war, which landed in Karmiel, Kiryat Motzkin, Nahariya, Safsufa and the Arab village of Mghar.