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 Findingsof 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
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