Hezbollah supporters mourn during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Hezbollah supporters gathered Wednesday at the grave of former leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut to hear a speech by Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem marking Ashoura, when Shiite Muslims commemorate Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Hezbollah supporters listen to the speech of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Hezbollah supporters mourn during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Supporters listen to the speech of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, as they gather at the grave of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, background, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)A Hezbollah supporter weeps during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Hezbollah supporters raise their fists as they listen to the speech of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, left, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Hezbollah clergymen mourn during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Silhouetted Hezbollah supporters attend a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)A Hezbollah supporter mourns during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Supporters gather around the grave of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, to listen to the speech of current leader Sheikh Naim Qassem during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Hezbollah supporters mourn during a sermon marking the first day of Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the grave of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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