Israeli warplanes fly low over Beirut as Nasrallah funeral continues
Residents of Beirut have been able to hear the roar of the planes, which was not accompanied by a sonic boom this time, our correspondents on the ground report.
The Israeli military regularly breaks the sound barrier over Lebanon, a sound very similar to that of a bombing.
Meanwhile, Nasrallah’s funeral continues in southern Beirut.
Mourners gather on the day of a public funeral ceremony for late Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed in Israeli air strikes last year, Beirut, Lebanon February 23
Israeli military releases images of flyby over Nasrallah funeral, bombing footage
The Israeli military has released images from its warplanes flying over the funeral procession of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon in another taunt.
The army also released aerial thermal footage of dozens of bunker-buster bombs being dropped over Nasrallah’s underground bunker in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Earlier, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the flyby conveys the clear message to those threatening Israel.
“You will specialise in funerals – and we will specialise in victories,” he wrote in a post on X.
People in the stadium began chanting slogans against Israel as the warplanes flew by at low altitudes.
New footage of low-flying Israeli fighter jets over Beirut during the funeral for Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine pic.twitter.com/aucYTJM7GB
— IRNA News Agency (@IrnaEnglish) February 23, 2025
‘Lebanon is tired of others’ wars’, president tells top Iranian representative
Irani’s parliament speaker was told by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that “Lebanon is tired of others’ wars, and the unity of the Lebanese is the best way to confront any loss or aggression”.
“Lebanon paid a heavy price for the Palestinian cause,” Aoun also told Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, according to the Lebanese presidency, adding that the country still backs a two-state solution that is favoured by Arab nations in the region.
At the Baabda Palace, the Iranian parliament chief, formerly an air force commander, reportedly said Tehran backs any decision by Lebanon that is taken free of foreign interference in its affairs.
Ghalibaf said Iran is ready to contribute to the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip alongside Arab and Islamic countries.
