Israel: cluster bomb use legal

December 25, 2007 – 1:45 pm

Israel’s military advocate general said the use of cluster bombs by the country’s armed forces during last year’s war with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon was done so in accordance with international law and, as a result, he will not file charges against any military officers who ordered their use.


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