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Cluster bombs: Clearing risk areas is essential before civilians return, expert warns

"The real issue with these munitions is no longer the risk of failure to detonate, but their indiscriminate nature," said Lieutenant Colonel Fabien Tabarly.

Cluster bombs: Clearing risk areas is essential before civilians return, expert warns

A photo taken from Marjeyoun district shows the destruction in Khiam, on Nov. 28, 2024, a day after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. (Credit: AFP)

In the wake of the Nov. 27 cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese authorities urged displaced residents returning en masse to avoid areas hit by Israeli airstrikes, warning of the presence of cluster bombs and other unexploded ordnance,...
In the wake of the Nov. 27 cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanese authorities urged displaced residents returning en masse to avoid areas hit by Israeli airstrikes, warning of the presence of cluster bombs and other unexploded ordnance,...