(21 Feb 2025)
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Beirut, Lebanon – 21 February 2025
1. Various of passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Malek al-Assadi, from the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Karbala
"This is the least we can offer honestly, as a stand with His Excellency (Nasrallah). Sayyed (Nasrallah) stood with Iraq a lot. He supported Iraq in the fight against ISIS."
3. Wide of posters of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
4. Mid of posters of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and late head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council Hashem Safieddine
5. Various of posters of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Kazim al-Fartousi, spokesman for the Iran-backed Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada
"Today, I believe that this funeral that will take place will make the world rediscover Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Through this allegiance, they will come to know who Hassan Nasrallah is and how his love was deeply rooted in the hearts of free people, those who know nothing but pure love."
7. Various of people gathering at site where Nasrallah was killed, UPSOUND (Arabic) "At your service Nasrallah. We remain committed to the promise."
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Ahmed Al-Abidi, visitor
“We came here to participate in the funeral of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. In addition to coming here to congratulate them for the great victory they achieved. This victory is considered a global victory. We are very proud of what the Islamic Resistance has done. We tell them we are with you. Our children and our money are a sacrifice for the resistance and a sacrifice for all of Hezbollah."
9. Wide of people at site where Nasrallah was killed
10. Mid of photograph of Nasrallah
11. Various of people preparing chairs
12. Pan of chairs lined up in front of a stage
STORYLINE:
Thousands of people are arriving, and preparations were taking place in Lebanon on Friday for the funeral of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
The funeral will take place on February 23, months after he was assassinated in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a southern Beirut suburb.
The funeral procession will also be for Hashem Safieddine, another slain senior Hezbollah official who was seen as Nasrallah’s successor.
Nasrallah was killed on September 27 after a series of Israeli airstrikes struck several buildings in a southern Beirut suburb.
A top security aide said Nasrallah was inside the militant group’s war operations room when the strikes took place.
Nasrallah led Hezbollah since 1992 and is seen as a transformative leader to the group, which grew from a local militant group into a regional paramilitary force with an influential political presence in Lebanese government.
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