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Thousands of mourners gathered in Beirut on Sunday to honor the life of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The strike, which dropped over 80 bombs on the group’s main operations room in the Lebanese capital, dealt a significant blow to the Iran-backed organization.
Nasrallah, a founding member who led Hezbollah for more than 30 years, was a highly influential figure not only within the group but also among other Iran-supported factions in the region. His funeral is set to take place at Beirut’s main sports stadium, where top regional figures such as Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi are expected to be present.
Senior Hezbollah official Ali Damoush informed reporters that around 800 dignitaries from 65 countries will attend the service, in addition to thousands of supporters from around the globe. “Come from every house, village, and city so that we can tell the enemy that the fight will continue and we are ready in the field,” Damoush urged, directing his words toward Israel.
In related developments, Nasrallah’s relative and chosen successor, Hashem Safieddine—who was also killed in an Israeli airstrike in a Beirut suburb—will be laid to rest in his hometown in southern Lebanon. Both leaders were initially buried in secret locations until Hezbollah officially announced plans for their funerals earlier this month.
