India, March 10 -- The Lebanese parliament has extended its term for two years on Monday due to the US-Israel war with Iran, and Israel steps up its attacks on Lebanon.

The country's state news agency said 76 legislators voted in favour, 41 voted against, and four abstained. Hezbollah's 13-member bloc in parliament voted in favour of the extension.

On Monday, the Israeli military said it was targeting Hezbollah's financial arm, al-Qard Al-Hasan, while its ground forces in Lebanon's south launched "focused raids" against what it called the group's infrastructure.

The ongoing war with Israel that began last week has displaced over half a million people and made it difficult to hold a vote in large parts of the country. The parliamentary ...