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| UN denounces Israel cluster bombs | UN denounces Israel cluster bombs |
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| The UN's humanitarian chief has accused Israel of "completely immoral" use of cluster bombs in Lebanon. | The UN's humanitarian chief has accused Israel of "completely immoral" use of cluster bombs in Lebanon. |
| UN clearance experts had so far found 100,000 unexploded cluster bomblets at 359 separate sites, Jan Egeland said. | UN clearance experts had so far found 100,000 unexploded cluster bomblets at 359 separate sites, Jan Egeland said. |
| "Ninety per cent of the cluster bomb strikes occurred in the last 72 hours of the conflict, when we knew there would be a resolution," he said. | "Ninety per cent of the cluster bomb strikes occurred in the last 72 hours of the conflict, when we knew there would be a resolution," he said. |
| Israel has previously said that munitions it uses in conflict comply with international law. | Israel has previously said that munitions it uses in conflict comply with international law. |
| Earlier estimates from UN experts had suggested a total of about 100 cluster bomb sites. | Earlier estimates from UN experts had suggested a total of about 100 cluster bomb sites. |
| Mr Egeland described the fresh statistics as "shocking new information". | Mr Egeland described the fresh statistics as "shocking new information". |
| Factfile: Cluster bombs Cluster bomb clean-up fears | Factfile: Cluster bombs Cluster bomb clean-up fears |
| "Cluster bombs have affected large areas - lots of homes, lots of farmland," Mr Egeland said. | "Cluster bombs have affected large areas - lots of homes, lots of farmland," Mr Egeland said. |
| He added: "They will be with us for many months, possibly years. Every day, people are maimed, wounded and killed by these weapons. It shouldn't have happened." | He added: "They will be with us for many months, possibly years. Every day, people are maimed, wounded and killed by these weapons. It shouldn't have happened." |
| Mr Egeland said his information had come from the UN Mine Action Co-ordination Centre, which had undertaken assessments of nearly 85% of the bombed areas in Lebanon. | Mr Egeland said his information had come from the UN Mine Action Co-ordination Centre, which had undertaken assessments of nearly 85% of the bombed areas in Lebanon. |
| The UN ceasefire resolution which ended more than a month of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah was agreed by the Security Council on Friday 11 August and came into effect on Monday 14 August. |