Hezbollah supporters gather at Nasrallah's grave for Ashoura
Hezbollah supporters gathered Wednesday at the grave of former leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut to hear a speech by Hezbollah new leader Sheikh Naim Qassem marking Ashoura, when Shiite Muslims commemorate Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
In his speech, Qassem urged Lebanese authorities to take advantage of a "pivotal" moment following a U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East war.
American and Iranian officials, as well as mediator Pakistan, have said the deal includes Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since March 2.
In September 2024, an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah’s longtime leader Nasrallah, while he was in a meeting in a heavily fortified bunker in Beirut's southern suburbs.
Source: Associated Press
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