Dozens of women mourning the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have sat outside of an Australian mosque after the womens section filled out.
Hundreds attended a prayer session at All Rahman Mosque in Kingsgrove, in Sydneys south to pay their respects to the terrorist organisation leader for a second consecutive night on Tuesday.
Hezbollah, a recognised terrorist organisation, confirmed on Saturday that Nasrallah was killed by an Israeli air strike in Lebanons capital Beirut last week.
The women were given chairs to sit down outside of the mosque as Nasrallah, a founding member of Hezbollah, was celebrated as a martyr.
Men could also be seen walking in and out of the mosque to pay their respects while others wearing high-vis vests stood at nearby tables providing food and water to attendees.
It marked night two of a three-day vigil for the leader which started the day after protesters took to the streets in Sydney and Melbourne on Sunday.
Just hours before Tuesdays prayer session, Israel announced that it has launched a localised and targeted invasion into Lebanon to push Hezbollah away from the border.
Further protests are planned to take place in Sydney over two days during the upcoming public holiday weekend, prompting a request from NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb that they be prohibited, citing safety fears.
Dozens of women mourned outside of a Sydney mosque (pictured) on Tuesday night after the womens section filled out for a prayer session to honour Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
Australian, Indigenous, Lebanese and Palestinian flags flew outside the mosque while hundreds filed in (pictured) for the second of a three-day vigil for Nasrallah
Images from Tuesdays gathering showed Australian, Indigenous, Lebanese and Palestinian flags flying outside of the mosque.
Attendees of all ages, including young children and teens could be seen solemnly and silently listening to prayers and speeches being made by community leaders.
The mosques leaders at Al Rahman told hundreds of attendees on Monday that Nasrallah had been a supporter of the oppressed.
When martyrs depart, they leave behind a timeless legacy of good deeds and reputation that (forges) a path for future generations who will carry forward the ideology and movement, and will shake the thrones of injustice everywhere, one leader said in Arabic and translated by The Australian.
The mosques leaders told hundreds of attendees on Monday that Nasrallah had been a supporter of the oppressed and celebrated him as a martyr. Pictured is Tuesday nights session prayer
Men in high-vis jackets manned tables outside the mosque while providing food and water for attendees (pictured)
This is what our martyrs would have wanted so that their blood is not shed in vain.
Celebration of Nasrallahs life has continued to stir controversy after Hezbollah flags were flown at protests in Sydney, sparking an Australian Federal Police investigation.
A statement from NSW Police on Tuesday announced intentions to block upcoming protests after organisers submitted requisite forms for public assembly.
Officers from Operation Shelter have conducted negotiations with protest organisers ... but are not satisfied that the protest can proceed safely, it reads.
Accordingly, the Commissioner has decided to apply to the NSW Supreme Court to prohibit the two assemblies.
The second day of vigils followed NSW Police announcing their plans to block protests in Sydney next Sunday and Monday over safety fears
Nasrallah was one of the founding members of Hezbollah, a recognised terrorist organisation, which confirmed his death on Saturday and sparked protests in Sydney and Melbourne
The prayer session came just hours after Israel announced it had launched a limited ground invasion into Lebanon on Tuesday (pictured, aftermath of Israeli strikes in Beirut)
The NSW Police Force recognises and supports the rights of individuals and groups to exercise their rights of free speech and peaceful assembly.
However, the first priority for the NSW Police Force is the safety of the participants and the wider community.
The statement was released just hours after Israel and Hezbollah launched volleys of artillery across the border almost a year after the October 7 attacks.
Israeli officials announced on Monday (local time) that they had launched ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel, a statement from Israeli officials reads.
Australians in Lebanon have been urged by Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong to leave the country as soon as possible after Israel attacked Hezbollah targets using hundreds of exploding pagers and walkie talkies in September.
The two waves of explosions in concurrent days killed 37 people and injured roughly 3,000 others according to Lebanese officials.