Hezbollah's security chief Wafic Safa (center), on Sept. 25, 2025, in Raouche, Beirut. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)
During the past weekend, a rumor spread in Lebanon on social media and in the press that Wafic Safa, a Hezbollah security official, was hiding in a building in Sin al-Fil in the Metn. The area is predominantly Christian and located a few kilometers from the southern suburbs of Beirut, the party’s stronghold.During its last open war with Hezbollah in 2024, the Israeli army tried at least once to assassinate the party’s so-called “special missions’ man.” More questions around the party Did a Hezbollah member shoot a Lebanese Army officer? It carried out two strikes on buildings in Basta Fawqa and the nearby neighborhood of Noueiri (both in Beirut) on Oct. 10, 2024. The attack killed about 20 people. As rumors spread that Safa is hiding in Sin al-Fil, residents there feel uneasy.The speculation even crossed the border.On Monday, the...
During the past weekend, a rumor spread in Lebanon on social media and in the press that Wafic Safa, a Hezbollah security official, was hiding in a building in Sin al-Fil in the Metn. The area is predominantly Christian and located a few kilometers from the southern suburbs of Beirut, the party’s stronghold.During its last open war with Hezbollah in 2024, the Israeli army tried at least once to assassinate the party’s so-called “special missions’ man.” More questions around the party Did a Hezbollah member shoot a Lebanese Army officer? It carried out two strikes on buildings in Basta Fawqa and the nearby neighborhood of Noueiri (both in Beirut) on Oct. 10, 2024. The attack killed about 20 people. As rumors spread that Safa is hiding in Sin al-Fil, residents there feel uneasy.The speculation even crossed the border.On...
