Hezbollah to hold funeral for Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated by Israel in September

By Jane Arraf,

Published February 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM AKST

Hezbollah on Sunday holds a long-delayed funeral for leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut in November. The event is expected to be akin to a state funeral, marking the end of an era for the Iran-backed group.

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