{"id":69647,"date":"2026-06-05T14:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=69647"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T14:10:46","slug":"behind-the-scenes-le-drians-concealed-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=69647","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes- Le Drian&#8217;s Concealed Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\" style=\"text-align: left;\" id=\"exclusive-jnews-lebanon\">Exclusive JNews Lebanon<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Informed diplomatic sources have revealed that the current visit of the French envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to Beirut carries behind the scenes an official and concealed French request to the Lebanese government. This request demands the establishment of a &#8220;special security protocol&#8221; for managing land and sea border crossings. According to the sources, this protocol is being set as an essential prerequisite to guarantee the flow of European reconstruction aid in the post-agreement phase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Read also <a href=\"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=69450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behind the scenes- A Secret Cable from \u201cDiplomatic Foreign Ministry\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=69644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To read this article in Arabic (Click Here)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Exclusive JNews Lebanon Informed diplomatic sources have revealed that the current visit of the French envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, to Beirut carries behind the scenes an official and concealed French request to the Lebanese government. This request demands the establishment of a &#8220;special security protocol&#8221; for managing land and sea border crossings. 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