Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Germany goes to the polls in an election that could have sweeping consequences for U.S.-European relations. Thousands attend the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. The Trump administration’s shifting positions on Russia and Ukraine fuel anxieties in Europe.
Thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral this weekend.
An Hezbollah supporter holds a picture of the late Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed on Sept. 27, 2024 by Israeli airstrikes, as she stands at the burial site during preparations a day ahead of his public funeral procession in Beirut,
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital
Hundreds of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut and nearby streets on Sunday for the funeral of Hezbollah's former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike in September 2024, and Israel continued attacks on Lebanon in the hours ahead of his funeral despite a ceasefire deal in place.
Large numbers of Hezbollah followers flocked to Beirut's largest sports stadium on Sunday to attend a mass funeral of their slain leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was assassinated.
In an extremely unconventional show of force, the Israeli Air Force conducted a fighter flyover over Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral. The dramatic
Israeli warplane fly low over Lebanese capital during funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Image credit: Israeli Army Handout
In Lebanon on Sunday, thousands turned out for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the former longtime leader of Hezbollah who was killed nearly five months ago in the war with Israel. The funeral came just days after Israel failed to meet a second deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon as part of a fragile ceasefire deal.
Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral drew thousands to Beirut, showing his significant impact. His death in an Israeli airstrike marks a critical moment for Hezbollah and the Middle East. Hezbollah's vow of continued resistance against Israel was strongly emphasized during the ceremony,