ALBAWABA - Israel's Chief of the General Staff of Israel Herzi Halevi revealed that Israel considered air striking the funeral of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, but it reversed its decision.
A funeral was held for Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine in a stadium in Beirut, Lebanon five months after their killing by separate Israeli attacks on Lebanon's southern suburb.
Israeli army official's remarks came this week during a meeting with students from the Israeli First Infantry Division, in the presence of civilians.
Halevi hinted that the Israeli government thought about striking Hezbollah leaders' funeral on Feb. 23, but it didn't decide to carry out the attack, taking into consideration that Israeli planes were flying over Beirut.
Despite that Israel didn't mention why it changed its mind about bombing Hezbollah leaders' funeral, however, many analysts said that it could be because it was attended by tens of thousands of civilians in addition to key officials from the region as any attack could have triggered unwanted tension.
During the funeral, 4 warplanes flew over Beirut at low altitudes and passed directly over the sports city where the funeral of Nasrallah, the former Secretary-General of Hezbollah, and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, was held.
The funeral was attended by high-key Iranian officials including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf.
