Hezbollah\u2019s Secretary-General, the martyr Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, was laid to rest on Monday in his hometown of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, southern Lebanon, amid a massive public turnout. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The funeral proceedings began in the afternoon with a large procession through the town. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Delegations from several countries attended the ceremony, including a Yemeni delegation led by the Grand Mufti of Yemen as well as an Iranian delegation, along with representatives from various Lebanese villages and towns.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The flag of Imam Reza\u2019s Holy Shrine is carried ahead of Sayyed Hashem Safieddine\u2019s coffin during his funeral procession, the report added.<\/p>\n
Mourners carried blessed coffin of Hashemite Martyr Sayyed Hashem Safieddine for his pure body to be laid to rest, an Al Manar report said.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, a massive funeral procession was held for martyr Seyyed Safieddine alongside his predecessor martyr Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a solemn ceremony that began at Camille Chamoun Sports City and concluded at Sayyed Nasrallah\u2019s burial site near the Lebanese capital Beirut.<\/p>\n
An estimated 1.4 million people from across Lebanon, the Arab world, and beyond took part in the funeral, alongside Lebanese and international officials, as well as party and political delegations.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah announced on October 23, 2024, the martyrdom of Sayyed Safieddine, the head of the Executive Council of the Resistance movement and later Secretary-General, in an Israeli airstrike. Sayyed Safieddine was elected as Secretary General after Sayyed Nasrallah’s martyrdom.<\/p>\n
Sayyed Safieddine, a key figure in the Lebanese Resistance movement, was killed alongside several of his fellow fighters, in what the Resistance condemned as a “criminal and aggressive Zionist airstrike.”<\/p>\n
In a heartfelt statement, Hezbollah paid tribute to Sayyed Safieddine, describing him as a “great leader and esteemed martyr on the path to al-Quds.” The statement emphasized that he was martyred content and patient, accepting his fate as a martyr.<\/p>\n
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