Israel's worst defeat

[Tarek1990]

These are the damages sustained by Israel according to “TheIsraeli project source” since the conflict began:

• 159 Israeli citizens have been killed; of those
  • 43 were civilians
  • 116 were IDF soldiers killed in rocket attacks as well as in combat
• 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.
• Over 2 million people - almost a third of Israel's population - were within Hezbollah rocket range
• 300,000 - 500,000 Israelis have been displaced
• More than 1 million residents were forced to live in bomb shelters
• 6,000 homes were hit by rockets
• 7,600 damage claims have been filed

Economic Losses to Israel:

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

Environmental Loss:

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