⋯ The deputy secretary-general of Hezbullah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, and head of the political office of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, are present at the funeral this morning, today in Tehran.

📑 Hezbullah mourns this morning two of its members, who were martyred on the path to Jerusalem and in defence of south Lebanon

🌷 Mohammed Ali Buo Ta'am, 2000, Taybeh
🌷 Ali Hasan Sultan, 1991, Sawaneh

🇳🇴/🇮🇪/🇪🇸 After Norway and Ireland, Spain also announces that it will formally recognise the state of Palestine on May ⁠28: PM Sanchez.

✡️ For the first time since October 7, Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir desecrates Al-Aqsa mosque.

🇱🇧/🇮🇷 The speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri, alongside the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Shia religious council in Lebanon flew to Tehran, Iran today to participate in the funeral of late president Sayyed Ibrahim Raisi.

Hezbullah sent a separate delegation, headed by its deputy SG.

📷 An Israeli airstrike is reported in Mays al-Jabal village in south Lebanon.

📹 Additionally, there is an ongoing fire between Markaba and Reb Tlateen as a result of the Israeli artillery shelling.

— 🇮🇷 An ocean of millions of people has swarmed into Tehran to honour the late President Ibrahim Raeesi, Sputnik reports

📝 The Iranian nation continues to be faithful to the Islamic revolution, the revolution that revived Islamic action and became the backbone of the Islamic movement in the world against evil.

Video by @Middle_East_Spectator

📷 Additional Israeli attacks reported in Alma al-Shaab and Aita al-Shaab.

One of the airstrikes took place an hour after a drone strike on a location.

📷 The Saudi ambassador in Lebanon visits the Iranian embassy in Beirut's southern Suburbs (Dahyeh) to offer the kingdom's condolences for the death of the Iranian president and other officials.

A lot of friendly gestures recently between both states.

🗣️ IDF: Following the sirens that sounded in the area of Ghajar in northern Israel a short while ago, it was determined to be a false alarm.

This is true to both alerts today.

🏷️ Lebanon: Inflation fell to 60% in April

• It ran above 100% for nearly 4 years starting 2020
• Pricing in dollars is one reason behind the fall
• Stability of the local currency is another reason

By Ziad Daoud on X

🏷️ ...Inflation in Lebanon fell below the annual rate in Turkey for the first time in more than four years, as businesses shift to pricing goods in US dollars instead of the local pound.

Lebanon’s consumer prices rose at an annual pace of less than 60% last month against 70% in Turkey

By Omar Tamo on X

🇮🇱/🇱🇧 Israeli army chief of staff visits the northern command, says war isn't easy

Today (Wednesday), the Chief of Staff Major General Hartzi Halevi visited the reserve brigade “Hatis Hash” (551) exercise to prepare for the war in the north (Lebanon)

He was accompanied by the Commander of the Northern Command, Major General Uri Gordin, the Commander of the infantry, Major General Tamir Yaday, the Commander of the National Land Training Center, Lieutenant Colonel Kobi Heller, the Commander of the 551st Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Eido Kiss, and other commanders.

Halevi:

“Fighting in Gaza or in Lebanon requires perseverance. There are no easy achievements. We have to be more stubborn than the other side, much more stubborn. We look forward, but wait, and you will see that the path to safely returning the people of the northern border goes through a lot of talent and a lot of perseverance."

📝 Notice how's he's hiding in a rear empty and newly established base.

🇱🇧/🇮🇷 The Lebanese Parliament speaker and head of the Amal movement resistance faction meets the honourable leader of the Iranian revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenie to offer condolences over the death of the Iranian president and other officials

🗣️ Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they attacked a house in Kfar Gila'di settlement and another in Avivim in response to the Israeli attacks in houses in south Lebanon.

Three additional attacks took place today, including two small rocket attacks and one artillery.

🌷 Late Iranian president Ibrahim Raisi at a Hezbullah location in south Lebanon and during an introductory tour by a local unit.