Huge crowds gather for the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader

Big crowds gathered for the funeral of former Hezbollah Hasan Nasarala leader, who was killed in Israeli air strike in Beirut in September.

The mourners, dressed in black, flocked to a stadium on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital on Sunday. They also gave their respect for Hashem safieddineThe heir to the Nasrala, who was killed in a separate Israeli strike before he could take his post.

The former leader of the Lebanese belligerent Islamist group of the Shiites was one of the most influential figures in the Middle East.

Hours before the funeral began at 1:00 pm local time (11:00 GMT), Israel began air strikes in the southern part of Lebanon aimed at Hezbollah’s missiles.

The Camille Chamoun Sports City stadium, which has a capacity of almost 50,000, was almost full hours before the ceremony began.

Prior to his death, Nasrala has not been publicly seen for years because of fears of being killed by Israel.

The late leader had close personal ties with Iran and played a key role in turning Hezbollah into the political and military force today. He was revered by the supporters of the group.

Under the 30 -year -old leadership of Nasrala Hezbollah – which is prohibited as a terrorist organization in the UK, the US and other countries – helped to train fighters from the Palestinian Armed Group Hamas, as well as militias in Iraq, and received missiles and missiles from Iran for Use against Israel.

Died at the age of 64 in Dakhie, a tightly guarded suburb of Beirut.

The ark of Nasrala was parked through huge crowds of black -dressed grieving, many of which waved flags or hold portraits of it.

The mass funeral is obviously displaying force for Hezbollah, which suffered a series of major failures during the Israeli campaign in Lebanon last year.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote to X that Israeli planes fly over the stadium while the funeral took place to “convey a clear message: which threatens to destroy Israel – this will be their end.”

Israel’s invasion of Lebanon came after almost a year of cross -border warfare caused by the war in Gaza.

Lebanon was subject to intense Israeli air campaign and ground invasion to the south of the country.

Dozens of Higher Figures were killed when the Israeli Waki-Toki were blown up in a surprising attack in September 2024.

Many of Hezbollah’s largest military and political leaders were also killed during the last conflict with Israel.

The offensive died about 4,000 people in Lebanon – including many civilians – and resulted in a displacement of more than 1.2 million inhabitants before a The fire termination deal was reached in November.

Representatives of Iran, Iraq and Yemen are expected to attend his funeral.