Hezbollah Plans to Hold 'Grand Funeral' for Slain Leader Nasrallah

The head of Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah said on Feb 2 that his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah would be laid to rest on Feb 23, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburbs.

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Nasrallah, who had served as Hezbollah's secretary-general for more than 30 years, was killed on Sept 27, 2024, as Israel ramped up its air attacks on Hezbollah targets and just days before Israeli troops began ground incursions into southern Lebanon.

His successor Naim Qassem said in a televised address on Feb 2 that Nasrallah was killed "at a time when circumstances were difficult", forcing the group to conduct a temporary burial for him according to religious tradition.