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Israel Ex-defense official: Gov't not informed of cluster bomb use in Lebanon war
A former Israeli defense official says the Israeli military used cluster bombs for two weeks during the 2006 Lebanon war without telling the Israeli government.
Hagai Alon, an adviser to then-Defense Minister Amir Peretz, says the
government only learned of the cluster bomb use when European countries raised the issue after the war. Alon spoke on Israel Radio on Saturday.
An Israeli inquiry into the war found that Israel did not violate
international law by dropping cluster bombs. But it raised questions about the army's use of the weapons, noting a lack of operational discipline, oversight and control.
"We recommend that on this matter there be a re-evaluation of the rules and principles that apply to the army in using cluster bombs," said the report, published in January.
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government only learned of the cluster bomb use when European countries raised the issue after the war. Alon spoke on Israel Radio on Saturday.
An Israeli inquiry into the war found that Israel did not violate
international law by dropping cluster bombs. But it raised questions about the army's use of the weapons, noting a lack of operational discipline, oversight and control.
"We recommend that on this matter there be a re-evaluation of the rules and principles that apply to the army in using cluster bombs," said the report, published in January.
More
http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1003441.html
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