Why It Matters:
On Sunday crowds of people from various nations attended Beirut to participate in the historic funeral procession for the martyred Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and former head of the Lebanese group’s Executive Council, Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.
Key points:
- The funeral began at 1:00 PM local time with a Quran recitation, followed by the national anthem and Hezbollah’s anthem.
- Special vehicles transported the coffins, with the ceremony concluded with Sheikh Naim Qassem’s address before proceeding to the burial site.
- Massive turnout includes women, children, and the elderly carrying images and banners of the martyrs.
- Delegations from about 80 countries, along with hundreds of thousands of individuals from various political, religious, and resistance groups attended the ceremony.
- The funeral follows the assassinations of Nasrallah on September 27, 2024, and Safieddine on October 3, 2024, during Israeli brutal aggression operations.
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Burial Ceremony of Resistance Leaders kicks off
