ولا تشمل هذه التقديرات بطبيعة الحال الخسائر الأفدح، المتعلقة بالإيرادات التي خسرها السكان في مجملهم والدمار الذي لحق بالاقتصاد الفلسطيني الوليد، والذي يقدره الجانب الفلسطيني بمبلغ 3 بلايين دولار من دولارات الولايات المتحدة عن فترة الـ 20 شهرا بأكملها.
The search took a long time because there were tons of ruins. After approximately 25 days, when the search arrived at the site where Jaber had died, the owner of the house described how he had died and showed the rescue workers exactly where they would find his body. They found his remains covered with a blanket.