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1) Indiscriminate warfare is forbidden under international law.
But it is not a higher order law, the laws of proportionaility and military nessecity takes precedence.
2) Using cluster munitions in populated areas is inherently indiscriminate warfare.
No it's not, Hezzbollah chose to fight a urban battle using lebanese civillians as human shields invoking both the laws or proportionaility and military nessecity beucase israel was trying to stop the deliberate rocket attacks on it's civillian areas.
3) Landmines are forbidden as indiscriminate weapons.
Once again no they are not. What is forbidden is the use of non command detonated anti-personel mines by the signatory countries. Neither Israel, Iraq, lebanon or the US is signatory to this treaty and are out side its purview.
4) Unexploded cluster munitions become de facto landmines.
Possibly, although new clsuter muntions have mutliple fusings and time settings. Unexploded ordance or detrius has never been considered a landmine, just a hazard or war.
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