Thousands mourn Hezbollah's leader
Published: 05:02 PM,Feb 23,2025 | EDITED : 09:02 PM,Feb 23,2025
People hold Lebanese, Iraqi and Hezbollah flags
BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people bid farewell to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah at a mass funeral in Beirut on Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air strike. Carrying pictures of Nasrallah and Hezbollah flags, supporters from Lebanon and other countries in the region filled the 55,000-seat Camille Chamoun Sports City stadium in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The group's current leader, Naim Qassem, whose remote address to the mourners was broadcast on screens from an undisclosed location, said Hezbollah remained 'strong'. 'We will not submit and we will not accept the continuation of our killing and occupation while we watch,' Qassem said. Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in Lebanon's south and east on Sunday morning and flew low over Beirut twice during the funeral. — Reuters
The group's current leader, Naim Qassem, whose remote address to the mourners was broadcast on screens from an undisclosed location, said Hezbollah remained 'strong'. 'We will not submit and we will not accept the continuation of our killing and occupation while we watch,' Qassem said. Israeli warplanes carried out strikes in Lebanon's south and east on Sunday morning and flew low over Beirut twice during the funeral. — Reuters