BEIRUT – Israeli attacks on Lebanon during its latest war with Hezbollah damaged or destroyed more than 62,000 housing units in the country, a government estimate found on April 22.

“Within about 45 days (of the war), we had 21,700 destroyed housing units and 40,500 damaged housing units,” Dr Chadi Abdallah, head of the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), said in a press conference.