Original sentence: Both parties were engaged in a fierce combat in which Hezbollah managed to launch about 4,000  Katyusha rocket attacks against Israeli civilian towns and cities in northern Israel.In the fighting 1,200 Lebanese and 158 Israelis were killed, of the dead almost 1,000 Lebanese and 41 Israelis were civilians.Large parts of the Lebanese civilian infrastructure were destroyed; about 15,000 homes were destroyed, some 200,000 square metres of roads completely destroyed.Lebanese airpots, ports, hospitals, electrical facilities, power plants, fuel stations, and water facilities have been extensively attacked.The Israeli Air Force launched more than 7,000 air attacks on about 7,000 targets in Lebanon, while the Navy conducted an additional 2,500 bombardments
Edited sentence: According to The Guardian, "In the fighting 1,200 Lebanese and 158 Israelis were killed.Hezbollah was responsible for thousands of Katyusha rocket attacks against Israeli civilian towns and cities in northern Israel.Of the dead almost 1,000 Lebanese and 41 Israelis were civilians