Report: Vafik Spa, a senior Hezbollah figure, was fired from his position

It was reported in Reuters this evening (Friday) that Wafik Spa, Hezbollah’s shadow man and the senior who served as the head of the liaison and coordination unit in the terrorist organization – is ending his post. Sources close to the terrorist organization said that “the old model is over, whoever inherits it will have to change his discourse with the Lebanese state and foreign parties.” Spa survived an IDF assassination attempt in Beirut in October 2024.

Sources close to Hezbollah told al-Hadth that a “reorganization” of the terrorist organization is taking place and it will be carried out in a substantial way and will take place in several stages. The sources also added: “Spa’s successor must adopt a different tone in his communication with the state and external parties.”

According to the Saudi report, the replacement of the shadow man in the terrorist organization will be Muhammad Mahana, who will serve as the person responsible for the relationship with the state of Lebanon and foreign relations.

The Saudi Al-Arabiya channel reported at the end of January that the Hezbollah leadership worked to reduce the role of Spa, who is considered one of the oldest people in the terrorist organization. Then it was claimed that Hezbollah tried to replace him with another person, which made him threaten to resign and sit in his house in protest.

According to the report, there was a desire to replace Spa with the former head of Unit 3300 known as “Hajj Sajd”, but finally. The leadership retracted its intention. It was noted that Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem is working to reorganize the terror organization’s institutions and replace a large number of senior officials, which was received by Spa with displeasure, after he was in the limited circle of the previous Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

It was also reported that after he fulfilled special tasks during Nasrallah’s time, Kasem asked to reduce his role to the security level in anticipation of a replacement. He asked Moush not to make political statements as he did in the terrorist organization’s show of force, when Hezbollah illuminated Sela al-Rousha with a picture of Nasrallah and Hashem Safi al-Din in September, which provoked condemnation from Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.