Hezbollah is preparing for an elaborate funeral for its former leader, Hasan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike nearly five months ago. The ceremony will be held in a 50,000-seat stadium in southern Beirut, attracting tens of thousands of supporters. Notable attendees include Iranian officials and Lebanese dignitaries. Nasrallah, a pivotal figure in Hezbollah’s rise over three decades, will be laid to rest at a newly constructed mausoleum, with soil from al-Aqsa Mosque included in the burial rite, underscoring the group's ideological connections.
Much of the ceremony will take place in a 50,000-seat stadium south of Beirut, filled with mourners chanting 'At your service, oh Nasrallah'.
Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than 30 years, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27 and was temporarily buried in an undisclosed location.
Tens of thousands of mourners began filling the venue on a chilly morning, while a giant banner of Nasrallah hung on one end of the stadium.
Soil brought from the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem will be sprinkled on Nasrallah's grave, symbolizing his connection to the broader Islamic struggle.
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