Israeli strikes have killed 570 people in Lebanon since the Middle East war spread to the country on March 2, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministry provided a demographic breakdown of those killed, reporting that 439 of them were men, 45 women, and 86 children.

Three strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, after Israel issued evacuation warnings for residents of Haret Hreik and Burj al-Brajneh.

Images from AFPTV showed thick black smoke rising from the targeted areas in Haret Hreik and Hay al-Amerkan.

Israel pressed its attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday, hitting an apartment building in central Beirut, in the second targeting of the heart of the capital since the Middle East war began.

Lebanon was drawn into the war last week when Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes.

An Israeli air strike killed ten people, including 4 children, and wounded 17 others in an east Lebanon town on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as the war in Lebanon entered its 10th day.

The strike targeted a building inhabited by a Syrian family in Tamnin al-Tahta. In Ali al-Nahri, five people were wounded in a strike.

Fresh Israeli strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon on Tuesday after the Israeli army warned people to evacuate, with Lebanese authorities saying nearly 760,000 people had been registered as displaced.

The U.S. administration has delivered an urgent message to President Joseph Aoun, calling for a move toward negotiations with Israel, An-Nahar newspaper said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam had previously received the same message during meetings with American and other Western officials, the daily said.

A German court on Tuesday jailed a 35-year-old man for supplying Hezbollah with equipment for drones.

Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday held talks with ex-PMs Najib Mikati, Fouad Saniora and Tammam Salam, discussing with them the political and military developments in Lebanon in light of Israel's continued attacks.

The Lebanese and Syrian presidents agreed on the need to "control the border" between the two countries, after the two countries had traded accusations over cross-border gunfire.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a phone call from his Syrian counterpart, Ahmad al-Sharaa, during which they agreed that "the current sensitive situation requires enhancing coordination and consultation... especially with regard to the necessity of controlling the border", a Lebanese presidency statement said.

A U.S. diplomatic initiative has been launched to address the Lebanese situation but this move does not mean Washington is concerned with an immediate halt to the Israel-Hezbollah war, well-informed sources said.