Weapons of war

Driving back from taking my in-laws to the airport I listened to the radio. One of the items was an interview about a particular type of weapon Israel is purported to have used in the recent Gaza conflict. "These weapons," we were told, " were not designed for use in civilian areas." How chilling. 

Does this mean that there are weapons that are designed to be used in civilian areas, just not these weapons? I guess the truth is that however you say it, there is always going to be an implication that some weapons are designed with particular targets in mind. And that is possibly an even more chilling thought.