Following is a brief summary of the military strengths of Israel, Lebanon and the Hezbollah militia, according to experts' estimates, notably the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the defence group Jane's:
ISRAEL:
Troop strength: 168,000, made up of 125,000 army, 35,000 air force, 8,000 navy. Also 408,000 reservists.
Equipment: 3,630 tanks, 470 warplanes, 15 warships, 3 submarines, 200 nuclear warheads, Patriot missiles.
LEBANON:
Troop strength: 72,100 including conscripts. However, most are more police officers rather than soldiers. 1,100 in the air force, 1,000 in the navy.
Equipment: 310 tanks, mostly old Soviet T-54s and T-55s, and 24 helicopters.
HEZBOLLAH:
Strength: 600 to 1,000 fighters, 3,000 to 5,000 available. 10,000 reservists
Equipment: 10,000 to 15,000 rockets, according to the Jane's Defence Weekly magazine. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in May that the Shiite militia group had 12,000 rockets.
Rockets include: Katyusha, with a range of 29 kilometres; Fajr-3 (45 kilometres), Fajr-5 (75 kilometres), supplied by Iran
Missiles: Zelzal 1 and 2 — perhaps around 30 supplied by Iran
