A banner depicting slain figures of Lebanese Shiite Islamist movement Hezbollah (L to R) Fuad Shukr, Hashem Safieddine, Hassan Nasrallah, Ali Karaki and Ibrahim Akil is displayed beneath protester atop a bridge during a rally in Beirut on Feb. 15, 2025. — IBRAHIM AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

Thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral this weekend.

A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down U.S. health insurance executive Brian Thompson in December, told a judge Friday that her client was illegally searched during his arrest and she would seek to exclude that evidence from his trial on state murder and terrorism charges.

Lebanon is preparing for the burial of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air strike. The country is expected to come to a halt for a few hours on Sunday for the funeral which is scheduled for 1pm (11:00 GMT) at the Camille Chamoun sports stadium on the outskirts of capital Beirut.

Lebanon's Hezbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity for a show of strength by the Iran-backed group after a bruising war with Israel.

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Nasrallah Funeral Preparations Begin. Hezbollah is preparing for a massive funeral for its slain leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after his death in an Israeli strike. Streets in Beirut are lined with banners as thousands are expected to gather at the Camille Chamoun Sports Stadium on Sunday.