Lebanon's leaders have agreed on ‌a plan to postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for May and to extend parliament's term by two years after the resumption of conflict ​between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah this week and growing ​war in the Middle East, two senior Lebanese ⁠officials said.

The sources said Lebanon's president, prime minister and parliament ​speaker had agreed on the move on Tuesday. It would ​still require the approval of a majority of Lebanon's 128-member legislature.

Lebanon, which last held parliamentary polls in 2022, has been pulled into the with Hezbollah on Tuesday launching ​missiles at Israel for a second consecutive day and Israel sending troops ‌into ⁠the south and carrying out waves of airstrikes.