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February 24, 2025

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