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Hundreds of thousands attended Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut, five months after his death in an Israeli airstrike.

Nasrallah, a key figure in the Iran-backed "axis of resistance," was mourned by regional and international attendees.

The event sought to demonstrate Hezbollah's continued strength despite losses in a war with Israel and the fall of Assad's regime in Syria. "This massive crowd confirms that Hezbollah is still the most popular party," said lawmaker Ali Fayyad.

His successor, Naim Kassem, vowed continued resistance, stating, "the resistance is still present and strong." Israel responded with airstrikes and a flyover.

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[–] arafatknee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Hundreds of thousands attend, including Nelson Mandela's grandson. They all know that Hizbullah is an anti colonial movement which is why they are dismissed as terrorists by Zionist bought Western regimes.

Jesus, your hate for Israel has completely corrupted your definition of right and wrong to the point where you’re defending terrorists just because they want every Jew in the Middle East wiped out. There can in fact be wars where both sides are assholes, I experienced it myself when you Americans invaded my country and used our homes as a proxy battleground.

Hezbollah is evil, so is Netanyahu, but none will match your people for colonizing and murder so maybe get off your high horse

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

Hezbollah couldn't decide if they wanted to be an armed wing of Iranian influence in Lebanon or a legitimate political party. They can't have both. I hope the next leader doesn't make the same mistakes.