After a ceremony, they joined a funeral procession outside the stadium before burying Nasrallah nearby. A Lebanese security source estimated the crowd at about a million people.

Israeli fighters flew over the funeral for Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, both killed by Israel, some five months ago. Source: ABACA / Abd Rabbo Ammar

Israeli warplanes struck in Lebanon’s south and east on Sunday and flew low over Beirut twice during the funeral, prompting shouts of “death to Israel”.

Israel’s military published a video of what it described as footage of Nasrallah’s killing “in several simultaneous raids”. Black-and-white footage, which appeared to be shot from a military plane, showed buildings hit by around a dozen blasts in quick succession.

Who is leading Hezbollah after Nasrallah’s death?

Though Israel’s military has largely withdrawn from southern Lebanon, its air force is still striking what it says are Hezbollah positions across Lebanon and troops still hold five hilltop positions along the border.

“We choose to fire when we see fit and are patient when we see fit,” he said.

Hezbollah stages a show of strength with funeral

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed “resistance” against Israel as Hezbollah held Hasan Nasrallah’s funeral. Source: AFP / Atta Kenare

“We may have lost a great deal as a man, but we have not lost the value of the resistance because the resistance is clinging on,” said Hassan Nasreddine, a Lebanese man headed to the ceremony.