Israel using banned cluster bombs in Lebanon

Israel has been using banned cluster munitions in its attacks on Lebanon over the last 13 months which continue to pose a threat to innocent civilians long after they have been dropped, The Guardian revealed on Wednesday.

The Israeli cluster munitions were reported to have been found in three multiple areas: Wadi Zibqin valley, Wadi Barghouz and Wadi Deir Siryan.

Cluster munitions pose threats to civilians because two thirds of them do not explode upon impact and therefore continue to be a threat to local people who might be blown to pieces if they accidentally come into contact with them and explode. 

Israel used cluster bomb in its 2006 war in Lebanon, with one million unexploded cluster bombs continuing to wreack havoc on the lives of Lebanese people, with 400 people having been killed by them in the last 19 years.

Israel's strategy leaves places they are using cluster munitions increasingly uninhabitable.