A/HRC/3/2 page 134 Watch in a preliminary report on the incident stated “The deaths in Qana were the predictable result of Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign in Lebanon” (“Israel/Lebanon Qana Death Toll at 28”, HRW Press Release, Beirut, 2 August 2006). 78 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. IDF press conference following the Kafr Qana incident, 30 July 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+ Lebanon-+Hizbullah/IDF+press+conference+following+the+Kafr+Qana+incident+30-Jul2006.htm (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 79 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Completion of inquiry into July 30th incident in Qana, 2 August 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/ Completion+of+inquiry+into+July+30+incident+in+Qana+2-Aug-2006.htm (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 80 Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Completion of inquiry into July 30th incident in Qana, 2 August 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2006/ Completion+of+inquiry+into+July+30+incident+in+Qana+2-Aug-2006.htm (retrieved on 7 November 2006). 81 This type of bomb would have a delayed type of fuse. It would slice through the floors of the house and penetrate deep below it before exploding (hence the swelling effect). Press speculation, reports of such bombs being transited through the United Kingdom as well as informed specialist military publications (e.g. Aviation Weekly) point to the use by the IDF of GBU -28 munitions. The house had been hit by a precision-guided bomb delivered from an aircraft, causing little immediate collateral damage to adjoining buildings. The deep crater, together with the witness’s description of the ground swelling up beneath him, points to a deep penetration “Bunker Buster” type bomb quite possibly with a depleted uranium warhead. 82 Lieber Code, article 19; Brussels Declaration, article 16; Oxford Manual, article 33; Hague Regulations, article 26; GC Additional Protocol I, article 57(2); CCW Amended Protocol II, article 3(11). 83 None of the Lebanese Red Cross or UNIFIL rescuers who first arrived at the scene, respectively around 6 ½ and 8 ½ hours after the building was attacked and who cleared the debris to evacuate survivors, has made any allusion to the discovery of any destroyed ammunition or arms cache at the site. The information available is that all persons who were killed were in fact civilians, 17 of them children. There is no reason to believe that any Hezbollah fighter was among the dead. 84 This is supported by the fact that it took Lebanese Red Cross vehicles from its Tyre Centre some 5 ½ hours to reach the area and, even then, it took them another two hours to arrive at the site. 85 These findings are consistent with those reflected also in, Human Rights Watch. Fatal Strikes - Israel’s Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon, Vol. 18. No. 3 (E), August 2006, pp. 32-34.