The funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. (11:00 GMT) at the Camille Chamoun sports stadium on the outskirts of Beirut on Sunday, and is expected to be postponed for a few hours.
Then, he will be interred at a nearby private graveyard.
Hadi, Nasrallah’s son, passed away fighting for Hezbollah in 1997, and he was temporeliously buried next to him.
The Lebanese organization has called for strict security measures and has urged security personnel to manage crowds that are expected to total tens of thousands, with people emigrating from Hezbollah strongholds both domestically and internationally.
According to civil aviation authorities, Beirut Airport will temporarily close and flights will be suspended starting at noon (14:00 GMT) until 4 PM.
As he met commanders in a bunker in Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 27, an Israeli airstrike killed Nasrallah.
Nasrallah, who was criticized by Hezbollah supporters, helped the organization through decades of hostilities with Israel, transforming into a military force with regional influence, and becoming one of the most well-known Arab figures in recent years.
The funeral will also honour Hashem Safieddine, who led Hezbollah for one week after Nasrallah’s death before he was also killed by Israel.
On Monday, he will be interred separately in the south.
The funeral serves as the beginning point for the next step. A fantastic funeral that draws hundreds of thousands of people is a way to let everyone know Hezbollah still exists, according to Mohanad Hage Ali of the Carnegie Middle East Center.
In its war last year, Israel killed thousands of Hezbollah fighters and caused enormous destruction in Lebanon’s southern suburbs.
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, will speak, according to an Iranian official. Attendees of several Shia militia leaders are expected.
Source: Aljazeera
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