Overview
- Hezbollah’s leadership accepted Wafic Safa’s resignation on Friday, the first departure at his rank, according to officials and Reuters sources.
- Hussein Abdullah has been named to lead the Liaison and Coordination Unit, Hezbollah officials said.
- Safa had overseen the unit for decades, serving as the group’s key point of contact with Lebanese security agencies.
- Officials and local reporting say a broader reorganization shifted some of the liaison unit’s powers to other departments.
- Safa survived an Israeli assassination attempt in October 2024 and previously led indirect negotiations that produced prisoner exchanges, including a 2008 deal.