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Nasrallah to be buried after end of initial 60-day ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah will be buried after the 60-day initial ceasefire period between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group, a senior Hezbollah official says during a tour of the site where Nasrallah was killed by Israel.
Speaking to reporters in the Shiite Dahiyeh stronghold suburb south of Beirut, Wafiq Safa says that preparations for the burials of Nasrallah and his successor Hashem Safieddine are underway. “Hezbollah is ready to face any aggression in the way it deems appropriate,” he pledges.
Israel assassinated Nasrallah on September 27, and killed Safieddine days later.
As part of the truce agreement signed by Israel and the terror group on November 27, the IDF is required to cede all of its positions in southern Lebanon to the LAF within 60 days. But Lebanese army officials have received “serious signals” that Israel could extend its presence in Lebanon for an additional 30 days, a newspaper aligned with the terror group reported on Saturday.
The Times of Israel Community.