The Big Picture:
After the funeral prayers for Hezbollah's former Secretaries-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, mourners proceeded behind the two coffins toward the burial site, where a red carpet was laid and surrounded by flowers.
Martyr Safieddine’s body is set to be buried in his hometown, Deir Qanun on Monday.
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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