US embassy in Beirut says Lebanon is at ‘crossroads’, calls for meeting with Netanyahu

<article data-history-node-id="439362" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-embassy-beirut-says-lebanon-crossroads-calls-meeting-netanyahu" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-embassy-beirut-says-lebanon-crossroads-calls-meeting-netanyahu" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US embassy in Beirut says Lebanon is at ‘crossroads’, calls for meeting with Netanyahu </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">In a post to X, the US embassy in Beirut has called for a direct meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming the country stands at a “crossroads” to “decide its own destiny”.</p> <p>The statement continued that a “direct engagement” between the countries, facilitated by the US, would “mark the beginning of a national revival” for Lebanon.&nbsp;</p> <p>The embassy gave its support to “stand with Lebanon as it seizes this opportunity with confidence and wisdom”.&nbsp;</p> <p>This comes during Israel's continued strikes and invasion of the country despite their ceasefire, announcing its objectives to secure an area spanning 15 towns in a statement released on Thursday.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lebanon stands at a crossroads. Its people have a historic opportunity to reclaim their country and shape their future as a truly sovereign, independent nation.<br> <br> Direct engagement between Lebanon and Israel, two neighboring countries that should have never been at war, can mark…</p> — U.S. Embassy Beirut (@usembassybeirut) <a href="https://twitter.com/usembassybeirut/status/2049937880982704378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>