Shock and grief as Beirut’s displaced receive news of Nasrallah’s death

An atmosphere of shock and grief swept through Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut on Saturday, as those who fled Israel’s relentless bombing of the southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, learned of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s death.

As the news spread, a man screamed at the top of his lungs and stomped the ground on Martyrs' Square. Just a few metres away, a woman wailed and cried in front of the Mohammad al-Amin Mosque.

“It was too early, Abu Hadi,” she shouted, using Nasrallah’s nickname, referring to his eldest son, who was also killed by Israel in 1997.

“Can you hear me, oh sayyed [Nasrallah's title], head of the Muslim community and its honour?”

“Sayyed was not killed. Sayyed will remain with us,” she added.

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