Beirut preparing to host massive funeral for Nasrallah

The Lebanese capital is hosting people from different nations who have reached Lebanon to attend the funeral ceremony of the former Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Beirut is witnessing an unprecedented international gathering, as world figures, resistance leaders, and supporters honor the legacy of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his comrade.

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah, was martyred in a massive Israeli air attack on Beirut on September 27, 2024.

Hours before the official funeral begins for two late leaders of the Lebanese resistance movement, President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a message in their remembrance.

On Sunday morning, and as Lebanese began to converge on Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium for the funerals of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashim Safieddine, the president on his X account called the two resistance leaders the “the valiant sons” of the Lebanese nation.

Writing separately in Arabic and Persian, the president said Nasrallah and Safieddine were “heroes who stayed true to their pledge and defended the dignity of the [Islamic] umma.”