Confusion reigns over Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral. Arab media reports that a funeral and burial will take place in Lebanon, while Iraqi and Iranian media state that the body will be taken to Karbala for burial where the tomb of his grandfather, Imam Hussein, is also located. They are also not announcing a time and place yet, apparently to avoid being targeted by the Israelis.

Nasrallah’s body was recovered from the site of the attack, a medical and security source told Reuters on Sunday. Hezbollah has not yet announced when his funeral will take place.

The death of Hassan Nasrallah dealt a particularly significant blow to the Hezbollah group he led for 32 years, with Iran vowing to avenge his death as Israeli attacks on Beirut rage.

Nasrallah had not only turned Hezbollah into a powerful force in Lebanon during his 32 years of leadership, but helped turn it into a “hub” of Iran’s network of allied groups in the Arab world, Reuters comments.

According to information, the successor of Hassan Nasrallah has been appointed, and he is the “No. 2” of the organization Hashim Safieddin. Safieddin is Nasrallah’s cousin.

The United States has called for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Lebanon, but has also authorized its military for reinforcements in the region in a sign of growing concern.

US President Joe Biden, asked if an all-out war in the Middle East could be avoided, replied that it “must be”. In this context, he announced that he will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but did not give further details.

Senator Mark Kelly, chairman of the Senate Air Force Subcommittee, said Israel used a 900-kilogram Mark 84 guided bomb to kill Nasrallah, in an interview with NBC television. This statement is the first that an American official has made about the type of ammunition used.

In Iran, which helped create Hezbollah in the early 1980s, senior officials mourned the death of a senior Revolutionary Guards officer who was killed along with Nasrallah, and Tehran called for a UN Security Council meeting on the actions of Israel.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved to a safe location in Iran after Nasrallah’s assassination, sources told Reuters.

Israel had the opportunity to take out Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas chief Yahya Shinuwar after, but decided against it for fear of harming the hostages, the N12 news network revealed in a report on Sunday night.