Washington's conclusion that Israel likely misused U.S.-made cluster munitions by firing them at civilian areas in Lebanon has brought new pressure on Israel to review its wartime practices. But the finding probably won't hurt U.S.-Israeli relations, officials and analysts said Tuesday, citing the countries' close military ties and shared interests. Dropped by planes or fired by howitzers, cluster munitions scatter bomblets over a wide area and are intended to be used against large concentrations of enemy combatants. Israel's use of the weapons in its war with Hezbollah guerrillas last summer provoked an uproar because bomblets hit civilian areas. Israel said it was attacking guerrillas using those areas as cover to fire rockets at Israeli cities a tactic that has prompted criticism of Hezbollah....
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