Nasrallah, 64, was killed along with other senior figures in Hizbollah on September 27, when Israel’s air force dropped dozens of bombs on one of the group’s command posts in Beirut’s densely populated southern suburb of Dahiyeh.

Tens of thousands of people gathered at a stadium in Lebanon’s capital Beirut to mourn Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a public funeral nearly five months after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike.

The killing of the charismatic leader, who guided the Lebanese movement for more than three decades, dealt a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group’s reputation as a fighting force

Hezbollah's leader vowed "resistance" was not over as tens of thousands mourned slain chief Hassan Nasrallah Sunday at his Beirut funeral, demonstrating continued support for the group after a devastating war with Israel.

A banner depicting slain figures of Lebanese Shiite Islamist movement Hezbollah (L to R) Fuad Shukr, Hashem Safieddine, Hassan Nasrallah, Ali Karaki and Ibrahim Akil is displayed beneath protester atop a bridge during a rally in Beirut on Feb. 15, 2025. — IBRAHIM AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

Sources in the transportation sector reported that flights between Baghdad and Beirut are nearly fully booked this week, with an increase in daily flights to the Lebanese capital just days ahead of the funeral of Hezbollah's former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

Large numbers of Hezbollah followers flocked to Beirut's largest sports stadium on Sunday to attend a mass funeral of their slain leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was assassinated.

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds 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 airstrike in a stunning blow to the Iranian-backed group.