The balance sheet of Israel 's ongoing war on Lebanon paints a grim picture. The climbing death toll is over 3,000 people, more than a million people have been displaced and nearly a quarter of buildings in southern Lebanon have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli bombings and detonations.

Israel’s airstrikes and subsequent ground invasion of Lebanon in late September marked a significant escalation of its war with Hezbollah. More than 3,000 people in Lebanon have been killed during the 13-month conflict,