Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 27, 2024. He was Hezbollah’s leader for more than 30 years and one of its founders. Thousands of mourners gathered in a stadium on the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday to attend his funeral. The ceremony was delayed for months due to security reasons after Hezbollah’s death in September. The stadium has a capacity of around 50,000 but Hezbollah organisers have installed tens of thousands of extra seats on the pitch and outside, where mourners will be able to follow the ceremony on a giant screen. Tight security measures have also been taken, including the closure of major roads in the area of the funeral. Hezbollah has invited top Lebanese officials to the ceremony, with Iranian Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in attendance. The funeral is due to start at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) A procession will then follow to the site near the airport highway where Nasralla will be buried.
