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Islamic Health Committee continues search and debris removal operations in Debbine

Civil Defense teams from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee are continuing search and debris removal operations in the village of Debbine, in the Marjayoun district, as part of ongoing efforts to locate missing people, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Residents of Mayfadoun urge Lebanese Army to remove unexploded ordnance

Residents of Mayfadoun, in the Nabatieh district, have called on the Lebanese army to enter the village and remove unexploded ordnance.

“Like many villages in the South where the Lebanese army has intervened effectively, it has yet to enter Mayfadoun to inspect and remove the remnants of war,” a statement relayed by our correspondent in south Lebanon said.

According to the statement, “three unexploded artillery shells lie in the middle of the main road leading to the village square, a road used daily by residents and vehicles, posing a direct threat to public safety.”

Residents urged the authorities to “intervene urgently to inspect and remove the unexploded ordnance as soon as possible in order to protect lives and prevent any tragic incident.”

Situation in southern Lebanon

• Unexploded ordnance detonated in the village of Siddiqine without causing any injuries, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.
• The Israeli army is setting fire to homes between the villages of Taybeh and Deir Seriane.
• An Israeli explosion was heard in the town of Bint Jbeil.
• Israeli artillery shelled Jabal Bassil, opposite the villages of Ramiah and Beit Lif.

Labor minister begins south Lebanon tour with visit to Saida Serail

Lebanese Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar arrived at the government serail in Saida to begin a tour of south Lebanon and Nabatieh, where he is inspecting commercial markets and industrial areas following Israeli attacks.

The visit includes a meeting with the head of the Labor Ministry’s regional office in southern Lebanon and staff members. Haidar will then meet with employers, workers and labor union representatives before continuing to Nabatieh and concluding his tour in Sour.

Israeli drone drops stun grenade on Mansouri, wounding one

An Israeli drone dropped a stun grenade on Mansouri, in the Sour district, wounding one person, according to our correspondent in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah to hold funerals today for 55 fighters

Hezbollah will hold funerals today for 55 fighters killed during the latest war in southern Lebanon.

The funerals include:

• One fighter from Qana (Sour district).
• Fifteen fighters from Jmeijmeh (Bint Jbeil district), including one rescuer.
• Seven fighters from Srifa (Sour district).
• Two fighters from Maaroub (Sour district).
• Six fighters from Selaa (Sour district).
• Four fighters from Borj Qalawieh (Bint Jbeil district), along with four members of the Islamic Health Committee and one civilian.
• Six fighters from Zebqin (Sour district).
• Six fighters from Debaal, including three rescuers.
• Three fighters from Deir Kifa (Sour district).

Israeli army carries out overnight explosions in southern Lebanon

After 10 p.m. yesterday, Israeli forces detonated explosives near Kounine, in the Bint Jbeil district, according to our correspondent.

At around midnight, the Israeli army demolished homes in Kfar Tebnit, in the Nabatieh district, in two waves.

At 2 a.m., it also carried out an explosion in Haddatha, in the Bint Jbeil district.

Israeli artillery shells Ali al-Taher heights

Heavy Israeli artillery fire targeted the Ali al-Taher heights in the Nabatieh district this morning, according to our correspondent.

Mourners in Tehran call for “revenge” at Khamenei’s funeral

As dawn broke over Tehran on Saturday, crowds gathered around the coffin of assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for “revenge” during a public farewell.

Iranian state television announced shortly after 6 a.m. local time that national funeral ceremonies had begun at the Mosalla complex, which includes a mosque.

“We are not here for a funeral, but for revenge,” a eulogist shouted to mourners, many of whom were in tears. The crowd waved red flags bearing the word “Martyr” and yellow Hezbollah flags.

Many attendees appeared to be conservative supporters, including women wearing chadors and men dressed in black. Some families attended with their children.

“I never had the chance to see the Supreme Leader up close, and I regret that. Today I came to bid him a final farewell,” Javad Akbari, a 43-year-old food industry employee, told AFP.

The coffin was displayed beneath the dome of the sprawling Mosalla prayer complex, flanked by rows of Iranian flags. Large portraits of Khamenei from different periods of his life, including during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, lined the walls.

Welcome to our live coverage

Welcome to our live coverage of developments in Lebanon, where the Israeli army continues to carry out sporadic strikes and systematic destruction in the south despite a ceasefire that has been in effect for nearly two weeks.

We are also following regional developments, including in Iran, where funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in Israeli-U.S. strikes on Tehran on Feb. 28, begin today.