A plan to get rid of the Israeli enemy’s cluster bombs in Lebanon

On October 4th, the Lebanese army, in cooperation with the United Nations, developed a five-year plan to get rid of the cluster bombs left by the Israeli enemy during its aggression on southern Lebanon in July 2006. 

“The danger of bombs has increased for citizens, farmers and shepherds, claiming the lives of about 914 people and injuring a number of others since the end of the July 2006 aggression on the south, during which the occupation forces dropped about 6 million cluster bombs,” the National Office for De-mining said in a statement. 

The office explained that areas of Lebanese lands in the south are still planted with these bombs that were buried in the ground by natural factors such as torrential rain and mud, so excavation became more difficult and required a longer period. 

The office said that a five-year plan had been drawn up in cooperation with companies and donors to remove the cluster threat, starting this year and ending in 2026.

Inas Abdulkareem