From Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gather at Nasrallah’s tomb to mark year since assassination
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleBEIRUT, Lebanon — Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gather at the tomb of the terror group’s former chief, Hassan Nasrallah, to mark the first anniversary of Israel’s assassination of their longtime leader.
The Iran-backed terror group, weakened by a deadly war with Israel last year, has organized a series of commemorative events to mark Nasrallah’s death.
Waving the group’s yellow banner as well as Lebanese, Palestinian and Iranian flags, Hezbollah supporters gather at the leader’s mausoleum, near Beirut airport, while partisan and religious songs blared from loudspeakers, an AFP journalist reports.
The charismatic leader, a major figure in the wider region, was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on September 27, 2024.
Without Nasrallah and with much of its military capability destroyed by Israel, Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanese politics has weakened.
The government has gone as far as to order the army to disarm the terror group, once thought better-equipped than the state.
Thousands in attendance for the one-year martyrdom anniversary held for Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine. pic.twitter.com/lS02YCkEU7
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For many of the supporters gathered for the anniversary, that should not be allowed to happen.
Wisam Hodroj, a 51-year-old working in Iraq, arrived early at the commemorations, where the new leader Naim Qassem was due to speak in the presence of Iranian security chief Ali Larijani.
He says: “What has happened since the last war has only increased our enthusiasm and strength. Today, we have a new cause — we will not compromise on our weapons, and we will not hand them over.”
Nearby, Ali Jaafar, a 21-year-old university student, tells AFP: “Handing over the weapons is the dream of the enemies, the internal and external ones — but it will remain just a dream.”
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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