Lebanon bids farewell to the slain leader of Hezbollah six months ago.

The funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is taking place in Beirut

The funeral of the former head of the radical Islamist group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed six months ago during an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut, is taking place in Beirut. This was reported by Glavkom, referencing Al Jazeera.

The ceremony is taking place at the Camille Chamoun Stadium in the capital of Lebanon and gathers tens of thousands of Nasrallah's supporters. The coffin with the body will be displayed in the center of the stadium, and the mourning ceremony will be broadcast on large screens on the streets.

A Hezbollah representative, Ali Damush, stated that around 800 officials from 65 countries would attend the funeral, including Iranian parliament member Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi, Associated Press reports.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah's headquarters in southern Beirut on September 27, 2024. He led Hezbollah for over 30 years.

Hezbollah is both an armed group and a political party that controls many areas with a Shia population in southern Lebanon. The group is designated as a terrorist organization in Israel and the United States, while the EU considers its military wing to be terrorist.

According to reports from the Israeli army, about 450 Hezbollah members, including 30 commanders of various ranks, were killed during the ground operation in Lebanon.

On September 27, Israel conducted a large-scale airstrike on Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut, resulting in the death of the organization's leader Hassan Nasrallah.

During the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, amid high casualties and security threats in the region, the Lebanese group Hezbollah elected Hashim Safi al-Din as its new leader following Hassan Nasrallah's death.

However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the new leader of Hezbollah, Hashim Safi al-Din, was also eliminated during an airstrike in Beirut on October 4.