Hezbollah supporters gathered in the southern suburb of Beirut, the day after an attack on UNIFIL, on Feb. 15, 2025. (Credit: Lyana Alameddine/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Assassinations, airstrikes, internal unrest, massive crowds — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri recently assured that the burial of Hassan Nasrallah "will proceed calmly" and that "the army and security forces will ensure order," but significant security risks loom over the former Hezbollah leader's upcoming funeral, shared with his short-lived successor, Hashem Safieddine. The public funerals are set for Sunday, Feb. 23, in Beirut’s southern suburbs.The two men were assassinated by Israel in massive airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs — Nasrallah on Sept. 27, 2024 and Safieddine exactly one week later, on Oct. 3 — at the height of a war between Hezbollah and Israel that erupted in October 2023.A Hezbollah stronghold, the southern suburbs will be host to the funeral ceremony, which will begin at 1 p.m. at Camille Chamoun Sports City in...
Assassinations, airstrikes, internal unrest, massive crowds — Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri recently assured that the burial of Hassan Nasrallah "will proceed calmly" and that "the army and security forces will ensure order," but significant security risks loom over the former Hezbollah leader's upcoming funeral, shared with his short-lived successor, Hashem Safieddine. The public funerals are set for Sunday, Feb. 23, in Beirut’s southern suburbs.The two men were assassinated by Israel in massive airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs — Nasrallah on Sept. 27, 2024 and Safieddine exactly one week later, on Oct. 3 — at the height of a war between Hezbollah and Israel that erupted in October 2023.A Hezbollah stronghold, the southern suburbs will be host to the funeral ceremony, which will begin at 1 p.m. at Camille Chamoun Sports...