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Acute malnutrition surges among Gaza’s children – War on Gaza Day 559

Hamas calls for permanent ceasefire; Israel attacks ICRC building (again); another Palestinian detainee dies in prison; latest on Fatima Hassouneh; West Bankers killed for throwing stones; Smotrich: time to implement Trump’s plan; asylum seekers in Israel; Israel’s FM ‘cut short’ UK visit due to arrest warrant; campus news

Lebanon, 2006: IDF Commander said Israel Fired More Than a Million Cluster Bombs

Looking back: In Israel’s 2006 war against Lebanon, Israel used cluster bombs that have a high level of failure to detonate, as well as white phosphorus which is in most cases illegal, and employed launch systems notorious for their inaccuracy. Israel claims everything was done within the bounds of international law – as Israel interprets it – and only in self-defense.