Tens of thousands at the funeral of the murdered Hezbollah director Nasrallah

Tens of thousands at the funeral of the murdered Hezbollah director Nasrallah

The long -awaited funeral of Hassan Nasrallah , the leader of Hezbollah takes place on Sunday, almost five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli air raid on the southern pepse of Beirut.

Hezbollah's reaction to the air raid

Hezbollah is through the strong attacks Stark was weakened and the major event should set a sign of strength for the militant and political group. According to local and state media, several locations in southern and eastern Lebanon were attacked by Israel during mass renewal. The Israeli military leadership stated that he attacked Hezbollah arms camp.

look up: Israeli air strikes over the funeral service

A association of Israeli fighter jets flew very low above the main premises of the funeral after the coffin of Nasrallah was unveiled, which was called the group as "a clear message" by the Israeli military.

mass feed in the mourning community in Beirut

Tens of thousands of mourners flocked to the largest stadium in Beirut, where the ceremony began, and filled the surrounding streets. A large procession accompanied the body of the deceased guide to a shrine in southern Beirut, which was built as his final resting place.

ritual of the mourners and obituary of the Secretary General

mourners threw scarves on the body that the coffin gears placed on Nasrallah's turban, which lay on the coffin covered with Hezbollah flags, and were thrown back to the mourners.

Hezbollah general secretary Naim Qassem spoke from a remote place to the mourners and promised to continue the path from Nasrallah, "even if we are all killed."

memory of the successor to Nasrallah

The ceremony on Sunday also commemorates Nasrallah's successor, Hashem Safieddine, who led the militant group for a few days before it was killed in an Israeli air raid.

a weak sign for Hezbollah

Nasrallah secretly buried in a private ceremony shortly after his death. The fact that he is only now buried underlines the weakened state of the militant group after an Israeli military campaign almost wiped out the leadership staff of Hezbollah and killed thousands of their fighters, as well as hundreds of civilians.

status quo of events

A ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel was signed last November, which ended a month -long war, but further pushed the militant group into the underground, since Israel continued to attack the goal described by Hezbollah.

an end of an era

The death of Nasrallah marks the end of an era for an era for an militant group that emerged from a chaotic group of guerrilla fighters in 1982 and developed into a regional power, the influence of which extended on at least four countries.

He was elected as a 32-year-old clergyman as the leader of the armed group and finally led a guerrilla campaign in the South Libanon, the last Israeli troops from the country in 2000 and ended a 22-year line-up. In 2006 he waged Hezbollah fighter in a comprehensive war against Israel, which devastated large parts of Lebanon, but the declared goal of Israel to smash the group.

interventions and conflicts

as wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, intervened, intervened Nasrallah's forces on behalf of groups supported by Iran, and strengthened Tehran's influence.

loss of influence and increasing challenges

But the position of Hezbollah changed after the attack on Israel led by Hamas, which cost around 1,200 people on October 7, 2023. The militant group started rocket attacks every day in Israel's northernmost area to support Hamas, which led to an expulsion of around 60,000 Israelis. Around 100,000 Lebanese residents of the south were also driven out by Israeli attacks, which corresponded to a retaliation that lasted for almost a year before it came to a comprehensive war last September.

The pressure on Hezbollah

Nasrallah described it as a "supportive front" that aims to put pressure on Israel to set his retaliation offensive in the Gaza Strip, which devastated large parts of the besieged area and cost over 48,000 people.

In mid -September, Israel blew up explosives in thousands of radio devices that were worn by members of Hezbollah, and killed several leaders of the group, which revealed the thorough infiltration of Hezbollah by Israel.

future perspectives of Hezbollah

Due to the serious weaknesses, the future of Hezbollah is up for debate as a militant group. Israel has sworn to further attack the positions of the group until it disarms itself down and has retained five strategic positions in the southernmost Lebanon, which violates the ceasefire contract from November.

The group, which is widely supported under Shiites in the entire Middle East, has been classified as a terrorist organization in the United States and many other western countries.

The pressure on the home front

domestically, the group is exposed to increasing pressure to put down its weapons. This culminated in the inaugural speech of the newly elected President Joseph Aoun in January, who demanded that weapons be monopolized under the authority of the state.

Hezbollah has long resisted claims to put down their weapons and argues that they would have prevented a re -occupation by Israel. Your critics believe that militance makes the establishment of a functioning Lebanese state impossible.