Two rockets have reportedly been launched from southern Lebanon towards Israel during the fourth day of Israel's military offensive on Hamas militants in Gaza.
Lebanon's national news agency said the missiles were launched from the Hasbaya area towards "occupied territories" at 6.30am local time.
Israeli army spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner confirmed that a projectile had struck Israel's northern border, prompting the military to respond with artillery fire.
Rocket fire from Gaza aimed at Israel has increased in recent days Israel has been bombarded by missiles from Gaza in recent days, although these are thought to be the first launched from Lebanon.
Lt Col. Lerner said it was unclear whether the attack was "symbolic or something more substantial."
It is not clear who was responsible.
The rocket fire came four days into an Israeli offensive on Hamas militants, who control the Gaza Strip.
Israeli airstrikes killed six Palestinians in the early hours of Friday morning. Five of them, including a seven-year-old child, died in a strike on the home of an apparent Islamist militant in Rafah.
Five Palestinians were killed overnight in a strike on a home in Rafah The latest fatalities bring the total death toll from Israel's Operation Protective Edge to more than 80.
Israel says the operation is a defensive measure designed to halt persistent Hamas rocket attacks.
Air raid sirens sounded again across Israel on Friday forcing civilians to take shelter. They were also heard for the first time in the northern city of Haifa as rockets sent from Gaza reach deeper inside the country.
A spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces said 407 mortars and rockets have struck a number of cities in Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, since the start of the operation on Tuesday.
A further 118 rockets were intercepted by its Iron Dome missile defence system.
No Israeli fatalities have been reported since the operation began.
The exchange of fire marks the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas since an eight-day battle in November 2012.
The Israeli cabinet has said it may now send in ground troops and has authorised the call-up of as many as 40,000 reservists.
More than three million Israeli citizens live under threat of rocket attack With no end to the violence in sight, US President Barack Obama has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US would be willing to help negotiate a truce.
Obama said he was concerned the fighting could escalate and "called for all sides to do everything they can to protect the lives of civilians", the White House said.
"The United States remains prepared to facilitate a cessation of hostilities, including a return to the November 2012 ceasefire agreement."
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