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The US embassy in Beirut said Lebanon is at a critical crossroads and called for a meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite a fragile situation that many Lebanese would find hard to describe as a true ceasefire. On Thursday, Israeli strikes reportedly killed at least 15 people, with local media suggesting the toll could exceed 30, though that figure remains unconfirmed. The Lebanese president has condemned what he described as continued Israeli violations of the nearly two-week-old ceasefire. Camille Corcoran reports.

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