An Israeli air strike on a village in southern Lebanon killed at least 15 civilians early Saturday, media reports said.

Missiles slammed into several homes in the village of Rachaf, some 14 km from the Israeli border, killing at least 15 civilians, security officials was quoted as saying.

Israeli troops widened its Lebanon assault early Saturday, hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an end to the Israel-Hezbollah fighting.

An Israeli force on early Saturday reached the village of Ghandouriyeh east of the port city of Tyre, which is 11 km inside southern Lebanon, the deepest thrust yet in Israel's ground offensive against Hezbollah.

Meanwhile, Israeli combat jets were also in action across other parts of Lebanon, pounding northern roads leading to Syria and destroying a power plant in the major southern city of Sidon.