Lebanon will be held on Sunday by the funeral of the murdered leader of Hezbollah Nasrallah | Hezbollah News
Tens of thousands of people expected that they would attend rites at a huge sports stadium on the periphery of capital, Beirut.
Lebanon prepares for the burial of former Hezbollah leader Hassan NasrallahAlmost five months after being killed in an Israeli air strike.
The country is expected to stop several hours on Sunday to a funeral scheduled for 13:00 (11:00 GMT) at the Camille Chamoun sports stadium on the periphery of Capital Beirut.
He will then be buried in a dedicated place nearby.
Nasrallah was temporarily buried next to his son Hadi, who died fighting for Hezbollah in 1997.
The Lebanese group announced strict security measures and called on security forces to help management of crowds that are expected to count in tens of thousands, and people were poured from the Hezbollah stronghold throughout the country as well as from abroad.
Civil Air Force authorities have announced that Beirut Airport will close exceptionally, and flights will be suspended from noon to 16:00 (14:00 GMT).
Nasrallah He was killed on September 27 at the Israeli air strike as he met commanders at a bunker in the southern suburb of Beirut.
Reputable by the supporters of Hezbollah, Nasrallah has led a group of decades of conflict with Israel, monitoring the transformation into a military force with regional icing and becoming one of the most prominent Arab figures in generations.
The funeral will also honor Hashem sapphirewho led Hezbollah a week after Nasrallah’s death before killing him and Israel.
On Monday, it will be buried separately in the south.
“The funeral is a driver for the next phase. A great funeral that draws hundreds of thousands of ways to tell everyone that Hezbollah still exists,” said Mohanad Hage Ali of the Center for the Middle East Carnegie.
Israel killed thousands of fighters Hezbollah and caused huge destruction in the southern suburb of Beirut and throughout Lebanon in his war last year.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will attend, Iranian official said. Several leaders of Iraqi Shiite militia are expected to attend.
Iraqi Airways added flights to Beirut to cope with the additional demand of Iraqi who want to travel to Beirut to the funeral, said the spokesman of the Iraqi Ministry of Transport.
