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Hundreds of Thousands Gather for Beirut Funeral of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah, Slain by Israel

HeadlineFeb 24, 2025

In Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Beirut Sunday for the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike five months ago. Four Israeli warplanes flew over the funeral at low altitude. Israel also carried out airstrikes on Sunday in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s new leader Naim Qassem spoke on Sunday.

Naim Qassem: “We will not submit, and we will not accept the continuation of our killing and occupation while we watch. No one can ask us to give up our powers in a way to let the enemy control us. You know, we are the sons of 'never to humiliation.'”

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