[News] Trump admin pushed Israelis to bomb Sayyed Nasrallah funeral

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Trump admin pushed Israelis to bomb Sayyed Nasrallah funeral
Al Mayadeen English
February 27, 2025
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Senior officials in the Trump administration encouraged the Israeli
occupation to carry out attacks targeting Hezbollah officials during Sayyed
Hassan Nasrallah's funeral.

   - [image: An Israeli fighter jet flies over a Lebanese airforce Cessna
   plane during the funeral ceremony of Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Hassan
   Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine in the Sports City Stadium in
   Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 (AP)]
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   An Israeli fighter jet flies over a Lebanese airforce Cessna plane during
   the funeral ceremony of Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and
   Sayyed Hashem Safieddine in the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon,
   Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 (AP)

A senior official from the Trump administration reportedly sent a message
to the Israeli occupation on the eve of Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Hassan
Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine’s funeral, stating that not only did
Washington give a green light for targeting high-ranking Hezbollah
officials during the funeral procession, but the administration would
actually welcome such an action, Israeli media reported on Thursday.

The report, published by *Channel 14*, did not clarify whether the message
was conveyed directly on behalf of former President Donald Trump. However,
it suggested that the message came from a relatively senior and well-known
figure within the administration, hinting at a degree of support from
Washington.

Despite this, Israeli officials ultimately decided to refrain from carrying
out an attack, opting instead to conduct low-altitude flights over the
funeral procession and the Beirut Sports City area. The decision was
reportedly influenced by concerns over reigniting the northern front,
especially as fighting in southern Lebanon remained a possibility.
A momentous funeral ceremony

A momentous funeral procession
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was held on Sunday in Beirut for Hezbollah’s two late secretaries generals.
The ceremony took place at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, where tens
of thousands of mourners gathered to pay their final respects.

As the coffins of the two leaders entered the stadium, the crowd erupted in
chants of allegiance, "Labbayka Ya Nasrallah" (At your service, Nasrallah),
"We remain committed to the pledge, Nasrallah," and "Far from us is
humiliation."

The stadium and the dozens of large screens and speakers spread throughout
the Lebanese capital were echoing with iconic speeches made by Sayyed
Hassan Nasrallah as the world bid farewell to the great leaders.

The two leaders, in their caskets, donned with Hezbollah flags, were driven
out onto the stadium as people could be seen crying and weeping out of
sorrow over the great loss they endured.

In the midst of the ceremony, the Israeli occupation forces violated
Lebanon's sovereignty and airspace, flying fighter jets at incredibly low
altitudes over the Lebanese capital. The roar of the engines were met with
deafening roars from the people, who chanted in support of the martyred
leader, affirming that they would not be deterred by a petty attempt at
intimidation.

The funeral took place under heightened security measures implemented by
Hezbollah
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 and Lebanese security agencies. By 7:00 AM, just an hour after the gates
opened, all designated spaces inside the stadium were already occupied.
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