Portraits of two former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah, right and Hashem Safieddine, left, are projected onto the landmark Raouche sea rock during an event commemorating their deaths in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Photos show Hezbollah supporters honoring slain leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine despite PM’s ban
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut to honor former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his successor Hashem Safieddine, both killed in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago.
Nasrallah died on Sept. 27, 2024, in a massive strike that leveled an entire block in Beirut’s southern suburbs where he was meeting with an Iranian general and senior commanders. Just days later, Safieddine, who had been named his successor, was killed in similar strikes on the same area.
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People gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)People gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)People gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)People gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Mohammad Mahdi Nasrallah, center, son of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, arrives for a gathering at the site where his father was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)People gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)The landmark Raouche sea rock is illuminated by the hand of the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during an event commemorating his death in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Hezbollah supporters shout slogans during an event commemorating the anniversary assassination of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Hezbollah supporters stand on building to watch the landmark Raouche sea rock which illuminated by a portrait of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during an event commemorating his anniversary assassination, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)A Hezbollah supporter raises a flag with the portrait of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on the top of the landmark Raouche sea rock during an event commemorating the anniversary of his assassination, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)People gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)A candle illuminates an image of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a gathering at the site where he was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the first anniversary of his death, in the Haret Hreik suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)The landmark Raouche sea rock is illuminated by a portrait of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during an event commemorating his death in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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