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Iran Firing Cluster Munitions at Israeli Civilians Is a War Crime
(Reuters) Steven Scheer - Iran has launched dozens of missiles with cluster munition warheads at Israel since the start of the war, posing a challenge for Israel's missile defense shield as they need to be hit before they split and disperse into smaller explosives. After a couple in Tel Aviv were killed in their apartment by a single, cluster munition bomblet, Israeli military spokesperson Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani said, "This cluster bomb was fired by the Iranian regime towards a mass population center, firing dozens of rockets towards the civilians, deliberately targeting civilians. This is a war crime by the Iranian regime." Shoshani said the military was doing all it could to intercept these missiles as "high up as possible" to minimize damage. Cluster munitions open in mid-air and scatter dozens of "bomblets" over a wide area. They often fail to explode, creating virtual minefields that can kill or injure anyone who finds them later. The military has said half of the missiles fired from Iran have had cluster warheads.