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BBC News - Iran's Ahmadinejad feted by crowd in southern LebanonIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has received a hero's welcome in southern Lebanon, close to the Israeli border.
Tens of thousands of people waved Iranian, Lebanese and Hezbollah flags as he spoke in a stadium in Bint Jbeil.
They cheered as he praised what he called Lebanon's resistance against Israel. To thunderous applause he denounced the "Zionist regime" of Israel and said Israel would "disappear".
"The occupying Zionists today have no choice but to accept reality and go back to their countries of origin."
Israel accuses Iran of supplying Hezbollah with weapons, but officials close to the group stress instead the Islamic Republic's support for reconstruction.
They say they have spent about $1bn (£600m) of Iranian money on humanitarian aid and rebuilding since 2006.
Mr Ahmadinejad's motorcade had been showered with rice and flowers