Iran’s president taunted arch-enemy Israel from just across the tense border in Lebanon, rallying tens of thousands of Hezbollah supporters as Israeli attack helicopters buzzed nearby.

THE Israeli army abandoned almost all of its positions in Lebanon yesterday, military officials said, fulfilling a key condition of the August 14 ceasefire that ended a month-long war against Hezbollah guerrillas.

The Israeli army withdrew the last of its troops from Lebanon overnight today, military officials said, fulfilling a key condition of the August 14 cease-fire that ended a month-long war against Hezbollah guerrillas.