11.   Israel blames Hezbollah guerrillas for the heavy civilian toll, accusing them of firing on Israel from inside Lebanese villages and using civilians as shields.

12.   The chancellor is under political pressure at home to take a hard line against Yeltsin for the heavy civilian toll in Chechnya.

13.   Yossi Sarid, a left-wing member of parliament, said he warned the government before the operation to expect a high civilian toll.

14.   Peres blamed the high civilian toll on Hezbollah strategy.

15.   The civilian toll of the war has never been reported.

16.   The demands for compensation come amid a new outcry over the civilian toll of the bombing campaign.