.The crisis has entered its seventh day, with continued strikes and counter-strikes across the region. .UNHCR has declared the escalating crisis a major humanitarian emergency, requiring an immediate regional response. .UN human rights chief Volker Türk warned the conflict is spreading beyond the initial parties and urged States to take urgent steps to de-escalate. .Mass displacement in Lebanon continues amid sweeping evacuation orders and ongoing airstrikes. .UN relief chief Tom Fletcher is due to brief journalists on the humanitarian situation at the UN noon briefing in New York (12:00 New York / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET). Production team: Vibhu Mishra with Daniel Johnson and Kenza Cisse in Geneva