Last week Israel admitted to using phosphorus bombs in its battle with Hezbollah. They also used cluster bombs; the UN and others think 4,000,000 cluster bombs were used.
The Israelis claim that the phosphorus bombs were used according to international law. But during the war many Lebanese civilians had symptoms associated with this type of bomb, which the Red Cross and other organizations wish to ban.
Cluster bombs are particularly dangerous as they can be mistaken for batteries or other objects. Kids are most likely to make that mistake. The UN estimates that there are 1,000,000 cluster bombs that did not detonate on impact and could blow up should they be handled by non-experts.
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