Thousands mourn Hezbollah leaders in funeral; Israeli jet flies over sky | Photos

Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "resistance" against Israel as Hezbollah held a funeral Sunday in Beirut

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People attend the funeral ceremony of the Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

People attend the funeral ceremony of the Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.(AP)

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The September killing of the group's charismatic leaders, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, in a massive Israeli strike dealt a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

The September killing of the group's charismatic leaders, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, in a massive Israeli strike dealt a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group.(AP)

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Hezbollah's al-Mahdi scouts march during the funeral procession of the former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine, outside the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

Hezbollah's al-Mahdi scouts march during the funeral procession of the former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine, outside the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.(AP)

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An Iraqi mourner holds a portrait of the slain leader of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist Hezbollah movement Hassan Nasrallah as he walks over US (L) and Israeli (R) with pictures of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a symbolic funeral in the holy city of Kadhimiya in Baghdad on February 23, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

An Iraqi mourner holds a portrait of the slain leader of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist Hezbollah movement Hassan Nasrallah as he walks over US (L) and Israeli (R) with pictures of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a symbolic funeral in the holy city of Kadhimiya in Baghdad on February 23, 2025.(AFP)

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A vehicle carries the coffins of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, on the day of a public funeral ceremony, in Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon on February 23, 2025.(REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

A vehicle carries the coffins of former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, on the day of a public funeral ceremony, in Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon on February 23, 2025.(REUTERS)

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Women react on the day of a public funeral ceremony for late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, in Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2025.(Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

Women react on the day of a public funeral ceremony for late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli airstrikes last year, in Beirut, Lebanon February 23, 2025.(Reuters)

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An Israeli fighter jet flies over a Lebanese Airforce Cessna plane during the funeral ceremony of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine in the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.(AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

An Israeli fighter jet flies over a Lebanese Airforce Cessna plane during the funeral ceremony of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine in the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.(AP)

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Mourners walk during the funeral procession with the vehicle carrying the coffins of Hezbollah's slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine from the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium towards the burial place on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

Mourners walk during the funeral procession with the vehicle carrying the coffins of Hezbollah's slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine from the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium towards the burial place on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025.(AFP)

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Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black vowed support for Hezbollah at the Beirut funeral of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, after the group was dealt major blows in its last round of hostilities with Israel.  expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black vowed support for Hezbollah at the Beirut funeral of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, after the group was dealt major blows in its last round of hostilities with Israel. 

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Mourners walk during the funeral procession with the vehicle carrying the coffins of Hezbollah's slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine from the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium towards the burial place on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025.(AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Feb 23, 2025 11:06 pm IST

Mourners walk during the funeral procession with the vehicle carrying the coffins of Hezbollah's slain leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine from the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium towards the burial place on the outskirts of Beirut on February 23, 2025.(AFP)

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