Jan 18 (Reuters) - Israel said it will cease fire in the Gaza Strip from 2 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Sunday. Following are some facts and figures about the conflict, and some comparisons with a previous Israeli war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon in 2006. Figures are accurate as of 2300 GMT on Jan 17. GAZA WAR Number of Palestinians in Gaza killed: 1,203 (source: Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza) Number of those who are children: 410 (source: as above) Total number wounded: 5,300 (source: as above) Number of civilians killed (to Jan. 14): 698 (source: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights) Number of Israelis killed: 13 Israeli soldiers killed: 10 Soldiers killed by "friendly fire": 5 Killed by rockets in Israel: 4 (3 civilians, 1 soldier) (source: Israeli Defence Forces) Number of people in Gaza: 1.5 million (source: U.N. Relief and Works Agency) Number who fled homes to shelter in U.N. schools: 45,000 (source: UNRWA) Number of sites in Gaza, including buildings and rocket launching sites, targeted by air force, navy and army: 2,500 (source: IDF) Number of residential buildings destroyed in attacks: 4,000 (source: Palestinian Statistics Bureau) Number of rockets and mortars fired by Hamas and other militants into Israel during the 22 days of the conflict: 778 (source: IDF) Number of rockets and mortars fired 2000-2008: c. 8,000 People killed in Israel by missiles before Dec. 27, 2008: 18 (source: Israeli Foreign Ministry) Number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza during the fighting: 1,200 (source: IDF) Cost of rebuilding Gaza after the conflict: $1.6 billion (source: Western diplomats) BY COMPARISON, THE LEBANON WAR OF 2006: Number of days: 34 Number of Lebanese killed: 1,200 (source: Reuters) Number of Israelis killed: 160 (117 soldiers, 43 civilians) (source: IDF and Reuters) Estimated cost of conflict to Lebanon's economy: $5 billion (source: UNDP) Estimated cost of Lebanon conflict to Israel: $3.5 billion (source: Reuters) (Reporting by Luke Baker; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert looks on after giving a statement following a meeting of Israel's security cabinet in Tel Aviv January 17, 2009. Israel called off its three-week offensive in ...
