Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world's attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed dozens more people this week, and diminishing already dim prospects for a ceasefire a year into a war that has shattered the enclave.

Israeli airstrikes have claimed over 630 lives in Lebanon since a further 72 people are reported by the nation's Health Ministry to have been killed in attacks on Wednesday, resulting in emergency talks at this week's U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Hamas launched a surprise attack into Israel almost exactly a year ago, killing 1,200 Israelis, taking 250 people hostage, and setting off a war with Israel that has shattered much of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

Tehran backs efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition it would be backed by Hezbollah and simultaneous with a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said in Beirut on Friday.

Israel shifted some of its focus from Hamas to Hezbollah, which holds much of the power in parts of southern Lebanon and some other areas of the country.

Iran 's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi renewed his call for cease-fires in both Gaza and Lebanon on Saturday as he held talks with his country's Syrian allies. “The most important issue today is the cease-fire,

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday called for ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza, days after Tehran fired a salvo of missiles at Israel. On a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, Araghchi described a ceasefire as "the most urgent issue,