From The Morning GrindThe Lebanese death toll surpassed 1,000 as Israel slowly relinquished its power of territories in Lebanon after Monday's U.N.-sanctioned cease-fire, the Lebanese Internal Security Forces said Thursday.
More than 4,000 Lebanese have been wounded in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah that began July 12.
The Israeli death toll stood at 159, including 41 civilians killed in Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel Wednesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF reports more than 1,000 wounded, including 600 civilians.
IDF said about 4,000 Hezbollah rockets have hit northern Israel since July 12. Of those, more than 900 have hit populated areas, including the worst-hit cities of Kiryat Shmona and Nahariya. IDF said 242 rockets hit Kiryat Shmona, and 180 hit Nahariya.
