killed and wounded were civilians.

During a news conference Siniora provided the first official estimate of casualties sustained during the July-August war between Hezbollah and Israel.

He said 7500 fishermen also sustained damage to their boats, nets and equipment due to heavy Israeli bombardment.

During the confrontation, Siniora said, 862 schools were damaged and 22 schools were completely destroyed.

Sappers from the Lebanese Army, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have defused 114,000 cluster bombs and 468 other types of bombs dropped by Israeli forces during the war, according to Siniora.

The Israeli offensive also damaged and destroyed 91 bridges throughout Lebanon as well as runways in Lebanon's three airports, according to Siniora.

He said most of the damage inflicted by the infra structure also has been repaired by government teams.

International donors provided Lebanon with 707 million dollars in aid, Siniora said.

Picture: This is how Sourh Beirut looked at the end of the 34 day war .

Sources: Naharnet, Ya Libnan