Rescue teams were also working to pull families from beneath the rubble.

The strike was ​part of a sharp escalation in fighting along the Lebanese-Israeli border ​since Monday, after Hezbollah fired drones and missiles at ⁠Israel.

Since then, the Iran-aligned group has launched more rockets and ​Israel has carried out waves of air strikes across Lebanon and ​sent troops into the south.

Hezbollah said ​on Wednesday it fired rockets at a gathering of ‌Israeli ⁠forces near the frontier in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.

Israel also warned residents in 16 Lebanese villages to evacuate, saying ⁠Hezbollah activity was forcing it to act.

Lebanon’s health ministry ⁠said ​on Tuesday that Israeli strikes had ​killed at least 50 people and wounded 335 since the latest escalation began.