Hezbollah says funeral of leader Hassan Nasrallah will take place on February 23

A Lebanese woman holds a portrait of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as they return to their village (Bilal Hussein/AP)

The Lebanese Hezbollah group on Sunday announced that the funeral of its longtime leader will take place on February 23, months after he was assassinated in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a southern Beirut suburb.

Secretary general Naim Kassem made the announcement about his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah in a pre-recorded speech.