In this exclusive interview for The Grayzone, I spoke with Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official who was formerly head of Hezbollah's Liaison and Coordination Unit.
We had a candid exchange about Hezbollah's conflict with Israel in Southern Lebanon, and Safa provided new details on resistance drone operations, its intelligence capacity, and why he believes his organization has forced Israel into a costly stalemate that exposes the limits of Israeli military power.
Safa stated that any US-backed attempt to disarm Hezbollah would be illegitimate and could trigger civil war, because Hezbollah sees itself as part of a broader regional front that includes Iran and other anti-Israel forces.
Regarding Lebanon’s future, he argued that Israel’s talk of permanent settlement in the south is realistic only if resistance collapses, and he insisted that the movement still stands by its decision to open the front after October 7 because it views the war as a defense of Lebanon’s sovereignty and a response to Israel’s wider regional project.
Safa also offered his assessment of Israeli influence on the US government, suggesting that rather than advancing US national security interests, Israel is now undermining them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgo7E7ectE