09/27/2025September 27, 2025
Hezbollah to commemorate former leader Nasrallah on one-year anniversary
militant group and political party will commemorate on Saturday one year since its was .
Large crowds are expected in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon’s south and east, which are seen as Hezbollah strongholds.
The group’s new secretary-general, Naim Qassem, is set to make an address.
Earlier this week, Hezbollah projected the portraits of Nasrallah and his heir apparent Hashem Safieddine, who was also killed by an Israeli strike last October, on the towering rocks off the coast of Beirut.
The projections defied orders by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Beirut’s governor, prompting tensions.
Nasrallah led Hezbollah for over 30 years
Nasrallah became secretary general of Hezbollah in 1992 and led the Iran-backed Shi’ite religious, political and military group for more than 30 years.
Under his stewardship Hezbollah managed to force Israeli soldiers from southern Lebanon in 2000, ending an 18-year occupation.
The group became Lebanon’s most influential political and military force with Nasrallah in charge.
In September 2024, as tensions flared between the group and Israel for over a year since the Oct 7, 2023 terror attacks, Israel struck a Hezbollah complex in Beirut with a number of bunker-busting bombs, killing Nasrallah and leading to a war that saw at least 4,000 Lebanese killed.
A US-brokered ceasefire in November 2024 halted fighting, although Israel has continued to target what they say are Hezbollah militants and facilities.
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