WaPo makes the 2006 war sound like a two-sided skirmish. In fact, Israel bombarded Lebanon for 34 days, targeting civilian infrastructure. When Israel's bombs hit a power station south of Beirut, thousands of tons of oil spilled onto Lebanon's coast, an ecological catastrophe.
The UN has called for Israel to pay Lebanon $850M for cleanup of the oil spill, with the general assembly voting 170-6 in favor of the resolution. The US, Canada & Australia were among the few countries voting against. Israel still has not paid the reparations.
Lebanese civilians are still being targeted by unexploded cluster bombs fired by Israel back in 2006. The UN estimates over 1M cluster bombs littered South Lebanon after the war. Just last month, a Lebanese man lost his hand to one. These weapons were made & supplied by the US.
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