As a UN-brokered ceasefire comes into force between Israeli and Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon (effective 6am BST), both sides claimed "victory" in the conflict.
Meanwhile the Lebanese government estimates the conflict has done $2.5bn of damage in the country; the Israeli government puts its figure at $1.1bn.
Finally the Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert said his government would work "with all the means at our disposal" to secure the release of the two soldiers whose capture by Hezbollah sparked the conflict on 12 July this year.
Lebanon deaths:
About 1,000 - mostly civilians
No precise data on Hezbollah dead
Israeli deaths:
Soldiers: 114 (IDF)
Civilians: 43 (IDF)
Lebanon displaced:
700,000 - 900,000 (UNHCR; Lebanese govt)
Israeli displaced:
500,000 (Human Rights Watch)
Calm as Mid-East ceasefire begins
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