Israel's cluster bombs 'legal'
24/12/2007 20:47  - (SA)  

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Jerusalem - Israeli military prosecutors have concluded that Israel's use of cluster bombs during last year's war in Lebanon was legal under international law, military officials said on Monday.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity under army regulations, said there would be no indictments issued for the use of the bombs and the matter was now closed.

The United Nations and human rights groups accused Israel of dropping about 4m cluster bomblets during the war.

Up to one million failed to explode and now endanger civilians in the area.

More than 30 people have been killed by cluster bomb and land mine explosions in Lebanon since the 2006 summer war between Hezbollah and Israel.

- AP

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