affamare la popolazione, sull'uso di armi messe al bando dalla Convenzione di Ginevra, come le bombe a frammentazione e al fosforo, che hanno provocato migliaia di vittime - soprattutto donne e bambini. Il film documenta anche la resistenza civile contro l'assedio

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WHY? is documenting the War of Siege during the Israeli invasion in Lebanon from June to August 1982, stressing in particular the fact the great majority of wounded and killed (over 70%) were civilians, the devastating effect of the US/Israeli weaponry (phosphorus bombs, fragmentation shells) were banned by international law and the efficiency of the Civil Defence organized by the Palestinian-Lebanese popular committees. Chiudi