Middle East crisis: Facts and figures
In the four weeks since the latest conflict erupted in the Middle East, hundreds of people have died and thousands have been left homeless.

Here is an estimate of the impact of the crisis up to 8 August, 2006 (unless otherwise stated).

DEAD

Israel
64 soldiers
(Israeli Defence Force)

38 civilians
(Israeli police)
Lebanon
998
(Lebanese government)

28 Lebanese soldiers (not in conflict with Israelis)
(Agence France Presse, 6 August)

Hezbollah - there are no reliable figures
Israeli military estimate 250-450
Hezbollah and fellow Shia militant group Amal say 55 fighters have been killed
(Agence France Presse, 5 August)

INJURED

Israel
Serious - 32
Moderate - 44
Light - 614
Treated for shock - 1,985
(Israeli police) Lebanon
3,493
(Lebanese government)

DISPLACED

Israel
500,000 approx (50% of population in the north of Israel)
(Human Rights Watch) Lebanon
915,762 (approx 25% of Lebanese population)
(Lebanese government)

DAMAGE

Israel
More than 300 buildings, including houses and factories.
(Israeli police) Lebanon
6,900 houses/apartments

160 factories, markets, farms and other commercial buildings

29 airports, ports, water- and sewage-treatment plants, dams and electrical plants

23 fuel stations

145 bridges and over-passes

600km of roads
(Lebanese government)

ORDNANCE

Israel
3,050 Hezbollah rockets have landed in Israel
(Israeli police) Lebanon
2,500 air strike targets hit
(Israeli military)

FINANCIAL IMPACT

Israel
70% of businesses closed in northern Israel
(Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce)

Tourism - expected to reach NIS 1bn ($230m)
(Governor, Bank of Israel)

Direct cost of war - up to NIS 21bn ($4.8bn)
(Israeli Ministry of Finance)
Lebanon
Repairs to buildings and infrastructure and rebuilding expected to reach $2.5bn
(Lebanese government)
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/5257128.stm

Published: 2006/08/09 14:30:54 GMT

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