Hezbollah says it fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel in response to an overnight Israeli strike on a residential building in south Lebanon that killed two civilians and injured several others, including children.

The group said it fired Katyusha rockets and Falaq missiles at the area around the border town of Kiryat Shmona.

Israeli emergency services reported dealing with a string of fires in northern Israel after the attacks.

The two women killed in the Israeli were identified as Sally Sakiki and Dalal Ezzeddine. A political source close to Hezbollah told The National that everyone in the building was a civilian.

The attack hit a three-storey residential building between the towns of Jannata and Deir Qanoun En Nahr. Hospitals in the area issued a call for blood donations to help the injured, who included women and children.

On Friday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miktati hit out at what he described as Israel's "destructive and terrorist aggression to which the international community must put an end".

While Israel has repeatedly launched attacks against Hezbollah since hostilities broke out between Israel and the Lebanese armed group on October 8, civilians have been killed in the cross-border violence.

The target of Israel's latest strike was not immediately clear. It comes as the conflict, running in parallel with the war in Gaza, continues to intensify.

The Israeli military said on Friday two soldiers were injured "as a result of an anti-tank projectile attack in the area of Manara" on Thursday.

Hezbollah launched attacks on northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday in response to the killing of a senior commander.

The Iran-backed group fired missiles at six Israeli military sites and used squadrons of drones in an attack on three Israeli bases. That targets included the main intelligence base in northern Israel.

Hezbollah, which announced more strikes overnight, said the attacks were “part of the response to the assassination” of its commander, Taleb Sami Abdallah, on Tuesday.

Abdallah is among 300 Hezbollah fighters killed since the conflict broke out in October, but is one of only two who Hezbollah has formally referred to as a commander.

The Israeli government warned it would respond strongly to all attacks from the Lebanese group. “Israel will respond with force to all aggressions by Hezbollah,” government spokesman David Mencer said. He added that Israel would “restore security on our northern border”.