Flights to be suspended during Nasrallah funeral as US warns citizens to avoid area
Lebanon’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced Tuesday that flights from and to Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport will be suspended from 12pm to 4pm Sunday, during the funeral of slain Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has called for broad participation in Nasrallah's funeral as a demonstration of the group's strength.
The funeral that will be held on Sunday at Beirut’s Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, near Beirut’s airport. Nasrallah will be later buried on the outskirts of Beirut "in a plot of land… between the old and new airport roads," Qassem said.
Hezbollah supporters and invitees from 79 countries are supposed to fill the stadium and the neighboring streets.
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut meanwhile reminded U.S. citizens to avoid the funeral and the airport areas on Sunday.
“U.S. citizens should exercise caution in the vicinity of any large gatherings. Monitor local media and … follow the instructions of local authorities,” the Embassy urged.
18 February 2025, 15:51
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Hizb popularity is the same as Assad when armed and in control of Syria. Even Syrians who escaped Assad brutality into Lebanon voted for him. When disarmed, Shia will be the first to hang Hizb leaders for their crimes and curse on Shia community. Nassralah may be a worst criminal than Assad for destroying a bright nation turning it into an Iranian rocket base; for assassinating Hariri, Tueni, Shateh, Jemayel and dozens others; for committing untold massacres in Syria and other locations, for training terrorist in Yemen and throughout the Arab world destabilizing governments for Iran radicals; for destroying Lebanese institutions while perfecting captagon and drug trade, money laundering, illegal crossings, and spending billions on arms and tunnels while people could not afford food or medicine. Hizbollah and Netanyahu are 2 side of the same coin, same message of hate and destruction, depending on each other for survival.
18 February 2025, 18:35
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Hopefully, Aoun and Salam will be behind their desks, working for Lebanon and all Lebanese or, perhaps, enjoying a private moment with their families. Attending the funeral or any public gatherings, on Sunday, would be a colossal error in leadership, governance, and judgement
