Emirati businessman Khalaf Al-Habtoor has warned that any plans to hold an official State funeral for late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would signal the "end" of Lebanon as a sovereign country and mark its demise. 

"If an official funeral for Hassan Nasrallah is held, attended by any level of state representatives, this will not merely be a funeral but an official declaration of Lebanon’s end," Al-Habtoor wrote in a post on Facebook. "Any official ceremony would mean recognizing the legitimacy of a man who led a militia that destroyed Lebanon, turning it into a hostage to an external project, and plunging it into economic collapse, security instability, and isolation."

Al-Habtoor also warned that allowing Hezbollah supporters to use prominent Lebanese public sites, such as the Sports City in Beirut, or any other official Lebanese venues for the funeral ceremony, would symbolize the complete loss of state control.

"If allowed, it would not just be a ceremony but an official message that the State no longer controls its decisions," Al-Habtoor said. "Lebanon would no longer belong to its free citizens but would be fully under the control of two armed Shiite militias and their Iranian project."

The businessman framed this issue as a critical moment for Lebanon’s future.

"This is not an ordinary event, but a pivotal moment in Lebanon's history," he stated. "The state must either prove it is still standing by protecting its national symbols or admit that it is now merely a façade for an entity occupied from within."

Al-Habtoor also addressed the issue of Lebanon's security situation, particularly the ongoing concerns about control over Beirut's international airport. He deemed the proposal to estbalish a second airport as a sign of capitulation, not a solution.

"The suggestion to open a second airport is not a solution; it is a humiliating surrender, an evasion of reality, and a refusal to confront the truth," he wrote.

"The problem is not the airport itself but those who control it, turning Lebanon into a chaotic and lawless territory devoid of any sovereignty," he argued. "Opening alternative airports is not the solution. What Lebanon needs is to liberate Beirut Airport and the whole country from militia control."