Fresh Israeli strikes on Friday battered Lebanon, where Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned "a humanitarian disaster is looming" due to mass displacement. After the Israeli evacuation warning on Thursday afternoon,

Israel hits Comfort Hotel in greater Beirut without warning; more residents displaced across Lebanon.

It has also warned civilians to quit swathes of southern and eastern Lebanon - heartlands of the Lebanese armed Shi'ite Muslim group. They were the ‌widest evacuation orders ever given by Israel in Lebanon and ‌prompted a huge displacement of people before the bombardments that continued into Friday,

The United Nations on Friday demanded swift investigations into fatal Israeli strikes across Lebanon to decide if they complied with international law.The Israeli military announced Friday that it had carried out 26 waves of strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs in the past four days.

Reports indicate that more than 1,200 people have been killed in Iran, over 70 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel so far. Tehran has warned that continued hostilities could lead to widespread destruction of the Middle East's military and economic infrastructure.

Israel also said it was hitting Tehran, while its air defenses battled new missile launches from Iran. JerusalemFriday prayers, as the Al Aqsa Mosque remains closed to visitors. Abdi Latif Dahir Farnaz Fassihi Dayana Iwaza Adam Rasgon and Euan Ward The Israeli military pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday morning and issued more evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon as it intensified its campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.

With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its seventh day, Trump says the aim is to "go in and clean out everything," suggesting a regime change objective.

Lebanon's government calls for Hezbollah disarmament amid renewed Israel conflict, as international leaders including Macron warn against broader war.