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Hezbollah fires cluster munitions into northern Israel twice
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Hezbollah unlawfully fired cluster munitions into a town in northern Israel on March 4 and again on March 15, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The two attacks deployed weapons that are widely banned under international law. Neither strike resulted in civilian casualties, according to the rights group.
The attacks took place during a major escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah that began on March 2. This escalation is part of the wider regional conflict involving Iran and the United States. Cluster munitions scatter submunitions across wide areas and pose long-term dangers to civilians because unexploded ordnance remains hazardous long after deployment.
