Flooding South Lebanon - Human Rights Watch

Civilian Harm..........................................................................................................49
Time of Attack Casualties ..................................................................................50
Returning Home after the Ceasefire ...................................................................50
Children............................................................................................................53
Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 57
Moving through the Town..................................................................................59
Casualties during Clearance.............................................................................. 61
Case Studies.....................................................................................................63
Tebnine .......................................................................................................63
Yohmor ...................................................................................................... 68
Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh and Zawtar al-Sharkiyeh ..............................................72
The Socioeconomic Effects of Cluster Munition Contamination..........................78
Clearance and Risk Awareness...............................................................................82
Clearance History in Lebanon............................................................................82
Clearance in South Lebanon..............................................................................83
UN Mine Action Coordination Center South Lebanon....................................84
Demining Organizations ..............................................................................84
UNIFIL......................................................................................................... 86
Lebanese Army........................................................................................... 86
Hezbollah....................................................................................................87
Community Clearance................................................................................. 88
Lack of Israeli Assistance .................................................................................. 91
Risk Education Programs...................................................................................92
Israel’s Statements on the Use of Cluster Munitions and the Findings
of Investigations ....................................................................................................95
Israel’s Public Statements and Investigations ...................................................95
UN Investigations............................................................................................100
US Investigation.............................................................................................. 102
Israel’s Use of Cluster Munitions and International Humanitarian Law ................. 104
Indiscriminate Attacks .................................................................................... 105
Disproportionate Attacks ................................................................................108