World News Israeli bombing seen as 'immoral'

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland accused Israel on Aug. 30 of "shocking" and "completely immoral" behavior for dropping cluster bombs on Lebanon "in the last 72 hours of the conflict, when we knew there would be a resolution."

A number of cluster bombs did not detonate on impact, and civilians returning to their homes in southern Lebanon are experiencing major problems because of these unexploded munitions. "Every day people are maimed, wounded and are killed by these ordnance," Egeland said.

Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded Aug. 30 that Israel stop its sea and air blockade of Lebanon, but Israel said it won't.

Annan said he hoped Israel would withdraw all its forces from south Lebanon, when the number of U.N. forces in Lebanon reaches 5,000.

But Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel was not prepared to do that until a cease-fire deal was implemented fully.

Under the deal, some 15,000 Lebanese soldiers and up to 15,000 international troops are to be deployed, and they will enforce an arms embargo on Hezbollah.

集束爆弾使用でイスラエル非難

国連のヤン・エグランド人道問題調整事務所長は8月30日、停戦直前にイスラエルがレバノンにクラスター爆弾を投下したことについて、「道義に反する」として非難した。

Shukan ST: Sept. 8, 2006

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