The numbers as of Sunday, March 22, entering week four of the Iran war:

Iranian civilians killed: at least 1,398, according to Iran's health ministry, which reported on March 8 that more than 1,200 were dead including approximately 200 women and 200 children. The figure has risen since. Independent verification is impossible under wartime conditions and a 23-day internet blackout. The actual number is almost certainly higher. [1]

Lebanese killed: at least 1,029, as the war's expansion into Lebanon through Hezbollah's participation has produced a parallel humanitarian catastrophe that receives a fraction of the coverage.

Israeli killed: 15, primarily from Iranian missile strikes that penetrated defense systems, including the attacks on Dimona and Arad that injured dozens more on Saturday. [1]

US service members killed: 13, confirmed by the Pentagon across multiple engagements since operations began February 28. The most recent deaths include four crew members killed in a refueling incident in western Iraq on March 13.

US service members wounded: approximately 140, the Pentagon's first comprehensive tally, disclosed on March 10. Eight were classified as severely wounded. The number has likely increased since disclosure. [2]

These are the figures that can be counted. They do not include Iranian military casualties, which Israel's military estimates at 4,000 to 5,000. They do not include casualties in Gulf states hit by Iranian retaliatory strikes. They do not include the uncounted dead in areas where no one is counting.

This is what week four costs. The war shows no sign of ending. The numbers will be larger next Sunday.

-- YOSEF STERN, Jerusalem