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The 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah ended in the summer of 2006, but hundreds of thousands of unexploded cluster munitions that Israel dropped on Lebanon are a terrible remnant of that war. Lebanese are still being killed or maimed by the bomblets (many U.S.-made).

If left on the ground, a slight disturbance may cause bomblets to explode. Worse, many bomblets are brightly colored, with others attached to small parachutes, making them look like toys and enticing kids to pick them up. No international treaties outlaw the use of cluster bombs, although the Geneva Conventions contain laws to protect civilians during conflict.

Unexploded cluster munitions have killed 25 civilians and 13 deminers and permanently wounded 217 people, including the young boy in the picture to the right who lost both of his legs to Israel’s unexploded cluster bombs in Lebanon. (Data and photo source: UN Mine Action Coordination Centre of South Lebanon)

What You Can Do About These Insidious Weapons

SEND THE MESSAGE BELOW to President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, your state’s U.S. Senators, your Member of Congress, and Sen. Leahy to restrict and limit the use, transfer or sale of cluster bombs.
More then a year later, only 20% of the cluster bombs in Lebanon have been cleared. The main obstacle is Israel’s refusal to provide targeting data. See the list of more than thirty organizations that have signed a letter to Secretary Rice calling for Israel to release the list of cluster bomb target sites.
Read how a teen lost her leg to a cluster bomb.
Read the on-the-ground ATFL report on the unexploded ordnance problem in Lebanon, “A Million Unexploded Cluster Bomblets: The Deadly Legacy of Israel’s Assault on Lebanon.”
See more photos of cluster bomb victims at the website for the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre of South Lebanon, the agency responsible for clearing the bombs from Lebanon.