Tens of thousands attend the funeral of former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Mourners hold pictures of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine as they gather along a highway to attend their funeral procession in Beirut, Lebanon, February 23, 2025
TENS of thousands of people packed Lebanon’s main sports stadium in Beirut today to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air strike.
Nasrallah died after Israel’s air force dropped more than 80 bombs on the militant group’s main operations room in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.
His death was a major blow for the Iran-backed group that the late leader transformed into a potent force in the Middle East.
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