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The Hezbollah-Israel Conflict: By the Numbers

The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel began on July 12 when Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite terrorist organization, killed eight Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and kidnapped two others on Israel’s side of the border with Lebanon. Hezbollah coordinated the kidnapping scheme to coincide with massive rocket and mortar shell attacks on IDF positions and Israeli villages. In response, Israel retaliated with an operation on southern Lebanon aimed at disarming Hezbollah and to rescue the abducted IDF soldiers. Hezbollah’s daily barrage of rocket attacks has taken a heavy toll on Israel’s civilian population, including its economy and its environment.

Since the conflict began:

• 159 Israeli citizens have been killed by Hezbollah rocket fire; of those
  • 43 were Christian, Jewish, and Muslim civilians
  • 116 were IDF soldiers killed in rocket attacks as well as in combat  [1]
• 4,262  civilians were treated for injuries in hospitals; of those, 33 were seriously wounded, 68 were moderately wounded, and 1,388 were lightly wounded. Another 2,773 suffered from shock and anxiety. [2]
• Over 2 million people – almost a third of Israel’s population - were within Hezbollah rocket range[3]
• 300,000 – 500,000 Israelis have been displaced [4]
• More than 1 million residents were forced to live in bomb shelters [5]
• 6,000 homes were hit by rockets [6]
• 7,600 damage claims have been filed [7]

A Snapshot of Hezbollah’s Rocket Attacks:

• 13,000 rockets are in Hezbollah’s arsenal [8]
• 3,970: The number of rockets Hezbollah has fired into Israeli cities and towns; 901 landed in urban areas [9]
• Of the missiles Hezbollah has fired at Israel: 
  • Over 1,000 have hit the Kiryat Shmona area
  • 808 have hit near Nahariya
  • 471 have hit near Tzfat (Safed)
  • 176 have hit near Karmiel
  • 106 have hit near Akko
  • 93 rockets have hit the Haifa area
  • 81 rockets have hit the Tiberias vicinity [10]
  • 1,800buildings used by Hezbollah have been destroyed by Israeli forces [11]
• 530 Hezbollah guerrillas have been killed by the IDF [12]
• 309 Hezbollah rocket launchers have been destroyed by the IDF [13]
• 33  Hezbollah-built tunnels have been destroyed by the IDF [14]

Economic Losses to Israel:  

• $1.6 billion: The estimated cost of damage to the economy [15]
• $5.3 billion: The cost of the war [16]
• $335.4 million: The estimated compensation to be given to the population of northern Israel [17]
• $460 million: The amount of aid that will be given to local governments and emergency  services in northern Israel [18]
• 20 percent: The amount of decrease in tourism [19]
• $27 million: The amount of money hotels in northern Israel lost in one month of fighting [20]25,000 hotels in the north of Israel were empty [21]
• $222 million: The total expected loss to the tourism industry [22]
• 630: The number of factories in northern Israel that were closed [23]
• $1.4 billion: The amount of money businesses in northern Israel lost [24]
• 1.5 percent: Estimated loss in GDP [25]

Environmental Loss:

• 50 – 60 years: Time it will take for forests to recover [26]
• 6,178: The number of acres of grazing land burned [27]
• 618: The number of acres of natural or planted forest burned [28]

Humanitarian Assistance into Lebanon:

• At least 70,000 foreign nationals were assisted by the IDF in the coordination efforts to evacuate Lebanon [29]
• 57 airplanes with humanitarian goods for Lebanese civilians were permitted to land and unload at Beirut International Airport [30]
• The IDF allowed 213 passenger ships, 123 ground convoys and 196 helicopters to travel through Lebanon to evacuate expatriates and tourists [31]

[1] Israel-Hizbullah Conflict: Victims of rocket attacks and IDF casualties,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, accessed Aug.14, 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Israel-Hizbullah+conflict-+Victims+of+rocket+attacks+and+IDF+casualties+July-Aug+2006.htm

[2] “Hizbullah attacks northern Israel and Israel’s response,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, accessed Aug. 14, 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Hizbullah+attack+in+northern+Israel+and+Israels+response+12-Jul-2006.htm

[3] Ibid.

[4] Ibid;
“Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 15, 2006

[5] ”Hizbullah attacks northern Israel and Israel’s response,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, accessed Aug. 14, 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Hizbullah+attack+in+northern+Israel+and+Israels+response+12-Jul-2006.htm

[6] Ibid.
 
[7] “Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 15, 2006

[8] ”Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 8, 2006

[9] ”Hizbullah attacks northern Israel and Israel’s response,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, accessed Aug. 14, 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Hizbullah+attack+in+northern+Israel+and+Israels+response+12-Jul-2006.htm

[10] Ibid.

[11] “The heavy human and economic cost of Lebanon war,” Agence France Presse , Aug. 14, 2006

[12] Ibid.

[13] Ibid.

[14] Ibid.

[15] Ibid.

[16] ”Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 15, 2006

[17] Plotzker, Sever, “Who Will Pay the Price of War?” Yediot Ahronot , July 21, 2006

[18] “Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 15, 2006

[19] ”Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 8, 2006

[20] ”Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 15, 2006

[21] Plotzker, Sever, “Who Will Pay the Price of War?” Yediot Ahronot , July 21, 2006

[22] ”Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 8, 2006

[23] Ibid.

[24] ”Hizbullah attacks northern Israel and Israel’s response,” Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Web site, accessed Aug. 14, 2006, http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Hizbullah+attack+in+northern+Israel+and+Israels+response+12-Jul-2006.htm

[25] ”Israel’s War with Hezbollah: Facts and Figures,” Embassy of Israel Backgrounder, Aug. 15, 2006

[26] Ibid.

[27] Ibid.

[28] Ibid.

[29] Ibid.

[30] Ibid.

[31] Ibid.

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