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A senior European security official recently visited Damascus, where he met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some of his security staff. The visit was shrouded in media blackout and secrecy. However, leaked information indicated that it covered the evolution of the situation in the region and new developments, as well as the French-American proposal for a ceasefire and assistance to Syria in controlling the border with Lebanon to prevent arms smuggling.

This comes in view of the fact that Israel has destroyed numerous legal and illegal crossing points while retaining some in the north of the country. The destruction concerned the Hezbollah crossing, which was not subject to any security controls, either from Syria or Lebanon. The Masnaa border crossing, which was used by Iranian officials to travel to Lebanon, was also destroyed. According to some reports, its restoration is not assured pending a solution in the region.