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  U.S. investigating Israeli use of cluster bombs: NYT
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News DateFriday, August 25, 2006 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department is investigating whether Israel's use of U.S.-manufactured rockets armed with cluster bombs in Lebanon violated agreements with the United States restricting use of such weapons, The New York Times reported on Thursday.

Unidentified current and former U.S. officials told the newspaper they doubted the investigation would lead to sanctions against Israel, but that the probe might be intended to help the Bush administration blunt criticism from Arab governments over its support of Israeli military operations.

In a report on its Web site, the Times said the State Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls opened the probe this week after reports that three types of American cluster bombs were discovered in southern Lebanon and were responsible for civilian deaths.

Israel has defended its right to use cluster bombs and says it only deploys them in accordance with international law. It has not specified whether it used them in the Lebanon war.
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