I-7 First analysis of the Israel - Lebanon WAR

Reports are now coming in on the casualties and damage inflicted on Lebanon and Israel during the 34 day war.

LEBANON:
• Deaths: 845 total — 743 civilians, 34 soldiers and 68 Hezbollah. Israel says it killed about 530 guerrillas. The Higher Relief Council put the overall death toll at 1,181 and said one-third were children and the majority were civilians.
• Wounded: 4,051.
• Number of buildings destroyed: More than 15,000 homes — houses or individual apartments within buildings. About 900 commercial structures, including farms and factories.
• Number of displaced people: 916,000, or about one-fourth of the population.
• Damage to transportation system: 400 miles of roads; 80 bridges; the international airport.
• Overall damage: At least $3.5 billion to infrastructure; $9.4 billion overall, including clean up of a major oil spill from an Israeli strike on a storage facility at a Beirut power plant.
• Access to water and electricity was severely interrupted. About $180 million in damage to the electricity grid; $70 million to the water treatment and delivery system.
• To see the damage Israel inflicted on Lebanon, see photos below this post

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ISRAEL:

• Deaths: 157 total — 118 soldiers and 39 civilians.
• Wounded: 860.
• Number of buildings destroyed: no official figures, but tax authorities report more than 6,000 claims for damaged buildings and more are expected as displaced people return home.
• Number of strikes: 3970 Hezbollah rockets, 901 of them inside cities.
• Number of displaced people: 300,000.
• Damage to transportation system: Not immediately available.
• Overall damage: Media reports say about $3 billion in damages and lost revenue, but do not give a source for that estimate. Israeli Finance Minister Avraham Hirschon could give no precise figure but said it would be "many billions."
• Access to water and electricity: Isolated water and electricity lines hit; repairs made within 48 hours.
• To see the damage Lebanon's Hezoballah inflicted on Israel, see photos at bottom of this page.

You can view the entire report at this link.