THE HIDDEN COST OF THE WAR IN LEBANON

The environmental consequences of the Lebanese conflict will take time to be fully felt

By Arne Jernelov

Friday, Aug 18, 2006,Page 9

In any war, the primary focus is on dead, wounded and displaced people. The number of people killed as a result of Israel's offensive in Lebanon at the time of writing is reported to be roughly 800 Lebanese and 120 Israelis -- a typical ratio for Arab-Israeli conflicts. The UN estimates the number of displaced persons to be more than a million, about 800,000 of them Lebanese.

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