Lebanon's Hezbollah will bury its former leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in a mass funeral aimed at showing political strength after the group emerged badly weakened from last year's war.

Hezbollah in Lebanon will hold a mass funeral for its former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Sunday, nearly five months after his death in an Israeli airstrike. The event is seen as an effort to demonstrate political strength following the group's significant weakening in last year's war.

Lebanon's Hezbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity for a show of strength by the Iran-backed group