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Unguided ‘dumb bombs’ used in almost half of Israeli strikes on Gaza (Gifted article - no pay wall) (wapo.st)

submitted 10 months ago by cobra89@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

tHeY'rE tRyInG tO pReVeNt CiViLiAn CaSuAlTiEs

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

wItH iMmAcUlAtE PrEcIsIoN

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 10 points 10 months ago

tHe MoSt MoRaL MiLiTaRy

[–] serial_crusher@lemmy.basedcount.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We should give them some of those cluster bombs we gave to Ukraine.

[–] sqgl@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

Legally possible because Israel is not a party to the convention on cluster munitions. Neither Ukraine nor Russia are either.

I can't imagine cluster bombs being useful in urban warfare though.