The funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader who was assassinated last year, was staged as a show of political strength at a crucial time. Nasrallah was an almost mythical figure who ruled the group for 32 years before his death.

Hezbollah supporters packed into a stadium in Beirut and nearby streets on Sunday for the funeral of the party's former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike.