\Israel used a US weapon in a March airstrike which killed seven healthcare workers in southern Lebanon, according to a Guardian analysis of shrapnel found at the site of the attack, which was described by Human Rights Watch as a violation of international law.
Seven volunteer paramedics, aged between 18 and 25, were killed in the 27 March attack on an ambulance center belonging to the Lebanese Succor Association in the town of al-Habariyeh in south Lebanon on 27 March.
The Guardian examined the remnants of a 500lb Israeli MPR bomb and a US-manufactured Joint Direction Attack Munition (JDAM) recovered by first responders from the scene of the attack. Pictures of the shrapnel sent by the Guardian were further verified by Human Rights Watch and an independent arms expert.
JDAMs are guidance kits produced by US aerospace company Boeing which attach to 500-2,000lb “dumb bombs” and convert them into GPS-guided precision missiles. They have been key to Israel’s war effort in Gaza and Lebanon, and have been one of the most requested munitions from the US.
Shrapnel recovered from the al-Habariyeh attack included a fragment with writing identifying it as a “bomb MPR 500”, as well as the parts of a JDAM which clip the bomb to the guidance system and remnants of its motor.
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Should international laws be more strictly enforced when it comes to the conduct of war, and how might this be achieved?
@9M7CJXHWomen’s Equality2wks2W
yes, president should have to talk to congress about something before it happens unless it is on US soil
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
How does knowing the age and role of the victims in this airstrike affect your reaction to the news?
@9M7G9T22wks2W
no matter what it is a bad outcome but if they are younger it is worse
@ISIDEWITH2wks2W
Do you believe health workers should be protected during conflicts, and why?
@9M7GDBY2wks2W
I don’t believe they should be killed but I’m not sure how “protection” would work. If Hamas surrendered, the aid workers would still be alive so their blood is on the hands of radical Islam.
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What are your thoughts on one country supplying weapons to another, knowing those weapons could be used to harm innocent people?
@9M79V8N2wks2W
The country that supplied them should get in trouble.
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