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Al Manar
26-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Manar
Massive Crowds Offer Condolences for Sayyed Nasrallah and Sayyed Safieddine Martyrdom, Gather at Sacred Shrine
For the second consecutive day, Hezbollah continues to receive condolences and tributes for the martyred leader of the nation, Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, and the martyred Secretary General, Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, at Ashura Square in Beirut's southern suburb (Dahiyeh). The gathering has drawn a large turnout of political, religious, cultural, and military figures from Lebanon and abroad, alongside massive public crowds. Throughout the morning of Wednesday, high-ranking officials, diplomats, and military representatives arrived to extend their condolences and pay tribute to the fallen leaders. Among the prominent attendees were former Lebanese President Michel Aoun, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and a delegation of social and political figures. A large group of ambassadors in Lebanon also took part, along with a representative of Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei. The ceremony saw the presence of current and former ministers and MPs, in addition to delegations from various Lebanese regions, including the South, Bekaa, Akkar, and Tripoli. Religious scholars also joined the gathering, offering prayers and condolences in honor of the martyred leaders. Meanwhile, throngs of mourners continued to visit Sayyed Nasrallah's sacred shrine for the third consecutive day, underscoring the profound impact of his legacy. Among the official delegations, a Palestinian Popular Conference delegation from Jordan and Ramallah visited the shrine, affirming their presence as a tribute to the martyred leader and his unwavering support for the Palestinian cause. More delegations and high-ranking figures are expected to visit the shrine in the coming hours. Devoted mourners arrived to pay their respects, seeking blessings and offering prayers at his revered resting place. From the early morning hours, the shrine's doors opened to visitors, marking the first day they were allowed to approach the closest perimeter of the tomb, granting them the opportunity to touch and seek blessings from the sacred site. The day witnessed the arrival of numerous delegations, including Arab and foreign figures, as well as political, religious, and military representatives. Families of martyrs and wounded resistance fighters also came in groups, transported by buses to the site. Meanwhile, media outlets continue to cover the ongoing events at the shrine, where religious gatherings, including the recitation of Dua Al-Tawassul, took place yesterday. Upcoming ceremonies include Dua Kumayl on Thursday night, along with designated areas for communal prayers, with visitors preparing to perform Dhuhr prayers within moments. Outside the shrine, a parallel scene unfolds, with service tents lining the road. These tents, set up by Iraqi, Iranian, Syrian, and Lebanese communities, offer food and refreshments to the visitors. Foreign dignitaries and political figures have also made their way to the shrine, while expatriates unable to attend the funeral due to travel constraints have returned to pay their respects.
Al Manar
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Manar
Hashemite Martyr Laid to Rest in Hometown, South Lebanon: Videos `
Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance supporters mourned on Monday the former Secretary General Martyr Sayyed Hashem Safieddine in his home town, Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr, in South Lebanon. The massive funeral was attended by local and regional political and social figures. The blessed coffin of the Hashemite Martyr arrived early Monday to his hometown of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr in the Tyre district and was laid out in the town's Husseiniya, where the leadership of Hezbollah and the martyr's family received condolences and congratulations on his martyrdom. The funeral ceremonies then began and included a scout show, and the participants organized a massive march led by the banner bearers, the scout musical groups, and the bearers of the honorable coffin. The mourning procession passed through the streets of Deir Qanoun town as the mourners chanted slogans which reiterate commitment to the Resistance and Karbala path. 'Death to Israel', 'Death to America', 'Far from us is disgrace' were among many slogans chanted by the participants in the funeral. A ceremony was held to honor the martyr Sayyed Al-Hashemi, where a group of the Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance and the Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) Scouts took the oath and pledged allegiance in front of the holy coffin, Sheikh Mohammad Hasan Akhtari, representative of Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, delivered a speech in which he explained that his participation in the funeral ceremony of Hashemite Martyr came upon the assignment of His Eminence Imam Khamenei to share with Lebanon and the Resistance this big loss of the two dear martyrs Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine. He said: 'We have come to convey to you the condolences of Imam Khamenei, his emotions and feelings, and the condolences of the Iranian people,' reiterating the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran as well as its government, people and resistance to Lebanon and its people as well as resistance. Sheikh Akhtari said: 'This is our path to God,' stressing that 'the resistance will triumph with God's help, for this is a divine promise.' After that, the funeral prayers were performed for the pure body of the martyr Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, led by the Imam of the town of Deir Qanoun Al-Nahr, Sheikh Ibrahim Qasir, before the Hashemite martyr was buried next to the martyrs who preceded him. Sayyed Safieddine had six days, during the latest Israeli war on Lebanon, to lead the resistance before the treacherous Israeli warplanes targeted the alternative operations chamber. Member of Loyalty to Resistance bloc, Dr. Hasan Fadlallah, affirmed that Martyr Sayyed Safieddine rejected all the proposals which urged him to leave the operations room, adding that his eminence insisted on the importance of the leader's steadfastness. On the other hand, the resistance supporters flocked on Monday into the Holy Shrine of the Master of the Nation's Martyrs, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, on Beirut Airport road one day after the massive funeral held to mourn the leader who granted the nation pride, dignity and successive victories after the time of defeats.
Al Binaa
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Binaa
Hezbollah Has Recovered, but Lebanon Is Ailing
• Those who had hoped to see Hezbollah buried alongside its Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine – believing that the funeral would reveal a mass abandonment of the resistance – were dealt a cold shock and left disappointed. Instead, Hezbollah emerged, shielded by a million-strong base and bolstered by unwavering support from other sectarian communities, even if they were minorities. This support extended beyond Lebanon, encompassing both elite and grassroots backing from Arab and international circles, including governments and peoples alike. Moreover, Hezbollah demonstrated an exceptionally efficient organisational, security, media, and diplomatic apparatus, capable of managing such a complex event with remarkable success, leaving even its most rational adversaries, especially abroad, in stunned disbelief. • In the political arena, Hezbollah dismantled the pretexts of its opponents, frustrating those who had hoped not only to witness the party's decline but also to hear reckless rhetoric, both regionally provocative and internally inflammatory, that would set unattainable expectations beyond the party's capacity to fulfill or bear responsibility for their consequences. Instead, Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem reaffirmed Hezbollah's position as the strongest political force in Lebanon, firmly believing in Lebanon's permanent status as an inclusive homeland for all its citizens, upholding the Taif Agreement, and recognising the state as the unifying framework for all Lebanese. He stated that the responsibility for ending the occupation and repelling aggression lies with the state, while Hezbollah remains committed to the internal agreement designating the defense strategy as a subject of national dialogue – one that specifically addresses the role of the resistance's weapons in defending Lebanon. • Hezbollah's adversaries will find no grounds to blame the party for the continuation of Israeli aggression or for any supposed violation of Lebanon's commitments under the ceasefire agreement. This is especially true given that both the Lebanese Army and the Lebanese government have affirmed that Lebanon has fulfilled its obligations regarding Hezbollah's withdrawal from south of the Litani River. Consequently, based on statements from Lebanon's top three leaders and UNIFIL reports, Israel's continued occupation of the five hills and the Lebanese section of Ghajar – territories within the Blue Line – remains a blatant violation of Resolution 1701. It is the state's responsibility to end this occupation. • Hezbollah has recovered, but Lebanon is ailing. The issue is not Hezbollah's stance but rather Lebanon's position within the framework of U.S.-Israeli relations. Even Hezbollah's fiercest opponents understand, though they refuse to acknowledge that Washington grants Tel Aviv free rein in Lebanon, just as it does in Syria. This remains the case despite all the concessions made by Syria's new leadership to accommodate Israeli security interests, whether by dismantling the army that Israel has wanted to destroy, and did so in full-view of the new leadership, expelling Iran and Hezbollah from Syria, and severing Hezbollah's supply lines. These had been Israeli objectives for years, yet they were only realised under Syria's new leadership. Still, this did not shield Syria from Israeli aggression, which persists unabated from entrenching the occupation of the Golan to daily incursions into Syrian territory, culminating in open declarations of intent to sow sectarian discord in southern Syria. The fundamental question remains: What if Hezbollah's current diplomatic efforts, for which it has set no immediate deadline, ultimately bear no fruit? • Lebanon is ailing because neither Hezbollah's opponents nor, perhaps, anyone within the state is preparing for the possibility that diplomacy is doomed to fail. The priority for many in Lebanon's political class is not the liberation of occupied land or the cessation of aggression but rather the weakening of Hezbollah and securing favour with Washington – an equation that dictates internal political standing. After all, those blessed with American support find security in their political survival, provided they refrain from acknowledging that U.S. commitments to Israel always take precedence over any consideration for Lebanon's legitimate demands. • Lebanon will begin to heal when a national consensus emerges that the time has come for the Lebanese Army to acquire an air defense system, not to build an army capable of confronting Israel or equipping it to deter aggression and reclaim occupied land, as such goals are often dismissed as unrealistic and manipulable, but simply to establish an air defense network. Achieving this requires only a Cabinet decision, one that would set diplomacy into motion and force Israel to weigh the strategic costs of its continued occupation against Lebanon's acquisition of a system that would curb Israeli aerial dominance, both operationally and in intelligence gathering, over Lebanese airspace.
Al Manar
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Al Manar
Imam Khamenei's Heartfelt Letter Honors Sayyed Nasrallah, Sayyed Safieddine: A Forever Shining Legacy
A four-member delegation representing the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, arrived in Beirut to attend the funeral of martyred Hezbollah Secretaries General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine. The delegation, led by the leader's representative in Iraq, Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Al-Husseini, included Ayatollah Sheikh Mohammad Hasan Akhtari, Sheikh Mohsen Qomi, and Sayyed Reza Taqavi. In a letter recited by Ayatollah Husseini, Imam Khamenei paid tribute to Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, describing him as 'a great mujahid and a pioneering resistance leader in the region.' His eminence declared that 'Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah (God bless his soul) has now reached the pinnacle of honor. His pure body is laid to rest in the land of jihad for the sake of Allah, but his soul and his path will shine ever brighter with each passing day, illuminating the way for those who follow.' Addressing the Israeli enemy, Imam Khamenei affirmed that 'resistance against oppression, tyranny, and arrogance will endure and will not cease until the ultimate goal is achieved, God willing.' He also honored martyred Secretary General Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, saying, 'His blessed name and luminous face will remain a shining star in the history of this region. He was a loyal and devoted supporter, an inseparable part of the leadership of the resistance in Lebanon.' Imam Khamenei concluded his letter with a heartfelt tribute: 'May the peace of Allah and His righteous servants be upon these two towering fighters and upon all the courageous resistance fighters who have recently risen as martyrs, as well as upon all the martyrs of Islam. I send my special greetings to you, my dear sons, the valiant youth of Lebanon.' Meanwhile, the custodians of the shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shiite Imam, presented the shrine's flag to the officials responsible for the shrine of Hezbollah's martyred Secretary General, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, ahead of the funeral procession at Beirut's Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium. In parallel, the funeral ceremony is being broadcast live at Imam Reza's shrine in Mashhad, where dozens of Iranians have gathered to pay their respects to the two revered martyrs.
Nahar Net
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Tens of thousands gather for Nasrallah's funeral 5 months after his killing by Israel
by Naharnet Newsdesk 23 February 2025, 09:56 Tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut early Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's former leader, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. In the run-up to the funeral, giant portraits of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his slain successor Sayyed Hashem Safieddine have been plastered on walls and bridges across south Beirut. One was also hung above a stage erected on the pitch of the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium on the outskirts of the capital where the funeral for both leaders is to be held. The stadium has a capacity of around 50,000 but Hezbollah organizers have installed thousands of extra seats on the pitch and many more outside, where mourners will be able to follow the ceremony on a giant screen. Sahar al-Attar, a mourner who traveled from Lebanon's Bekaa valley for the funeral said she still 'cannot believe what happened.' 'We would have come even under bullets' to attend Nasrallah's burial, she said. 'It is an indescribable feeling.' Since Saturday, roads into Beirut have been clogged with carloads of Hezbollah supporters traveling in from the movement's strongholds in south Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. Nasrallah was killed when Israel's air force dropped more than 80 bombs on the group's main operations room. His death was a major blow for the Iran-backed group that the late leader transformed into a potent force in the Middle East. Nasrallah was the group's leader for more than 30 years and one of its founders. He enjoyed wide influence among Iran-backed groups in the region and was widely respected in the so-called Iran-led axis of resistance that included Iraqi, Yemeni and Palestinian factions. Officials from around the region including Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were expected to attend the funeral at the Lebanese capital's main sports stadium. Araghchi, in a speech from Beirut, described the slain leaders as "two heroes of the resistance" and vowed that "the path of resistance will continue." Lebanese officials including the parliament speaker and representatives of the president and prime minister were expected to attend the funeral believed to be Lebanon's largest in two decades. Senior Hezbollah official Ali Daamoush told reporters Saturday that about 800 personalities from 65 countries will be attending the funeral in addition to thousands of individuals and activists who came from around the world. "Come from every home, village and city so that we tell the enemy that this resistance will stay and is ready in the field," Daamoush said, referring to Israel. Nasrallah will be laid to rest later Sunday near Beirut's airport while his cousin and successor Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb a few days later, will be laid to rest in his hometown in southern Lebanon. The two had temporarily been buried in secret locations. Hezbollah earlier this month announced plans for their official funerals. Hezbollah has been calling on its supporters to attend the funeral in large numbers in what appears to be a move to show that the group remains powerful after suffering major blows during a 14-month war with Israel that left many of its senior political and military officials dead. Another blow for Hezbollah was the fall in early December of the Assad family's five-decade rule in Syria that was a strong ally of the Lebanese group and a main route for the flow of weapons and money from Iran. As part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal that ended the war with Israel on Nov. 27, Hezbollah is not supposed to have an armed presence along the border with Israel. Hezbollah's rivals have been calling on the group to lay down its weapons all over Lebanon and become a political faction. Hezbollah has prepared for the funeral by setting up the stadium to host tens of thousands of people while giant screens were placed along the airport road outside the stadium for people who won't get a space inside to watch the funeral. Tight security measures have been taken, including the closure of major roads in the area of the funeral. Lebanese army and police forces were placed on alert and the army has banned the use of drones in Beirut and its suburbs during the day. Flights to and from Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport will stop for four hours starting at noon. Hezbollah has given a title to the funeral: "We are committed to the covenant." Nicholas Blanford, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, said it was important for Hezbollah "to be able to demonstrate that they haven't been cowed -- that they are still a popular force". The funeral is due to start at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) and will include a speech by current leader Naim Qassem. Hezbollah's Al-Manar television said the movement was deploying 25,000 stewards for crowd control and 4,000 more to supervise the event. A security source said 4,000 troops and security personnel would also be deployed to the area. Regular services from Iran have been suspended but airport chief Fadi al-Hassan said a flight from Tehran had been given permission to land before dawn on Sunday. "It is only one flight, carrying official delegations from Tehran to participate in the funeral," Hassan told AFP. Hezbollah has asked mourners to refrain from firing in the air, a common practice at funerals in parts of Lebanon. The defense ministry said it would freeze gun licenses from February 22 to 25. The Lebanese Army has banned drones from taking pictures in and around Beirut from Saturday evening until Sunday night. A founding member of Hezbollah in 1982, Nasrallah won renown around the Arab world in May 2000 when Israel ended its 22-year occupation of south Lebanon under relentless attack by the group under his leadership. In the decades since, views about Hezbollah in Lebanon have become increasingly polarized. Many criticize the movement for its readiness to take the country to war with Israel in support of Palestinian militant group Hamas. But in Shiite majority areas of the south and east, the movement retains a devoted following. In Hezbollah's south Beirut bastion, Mariam Shorba, 80, told AFP she would attend Nasrallah's funeral "no matter the circumstances". "This is a difficult day, because (Nasrallah) is very dear to us," she said. "No matter what we do, we cannot do him justice."
