BEIRUT: The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon has sent an emergency message to all U.S. citizens warning of a possible “surge in demonstrations” over the next few days, ahead of the Palestinian application for U.N. membership.

The message, sent via email, urged Americans to avoid crowds or rallies as well as any areas that have been focal points for demonstrations in the past, such as Martyr’s Square and Riad al-Solh square.

The embassy also counseled U.S. citizens to stay away from refugee camps and advised them to keep a low profile in public.

Palestinians have organized demonstrations in Beirut in recent days in support of the Palestinian U.N. bid, with over 2,000 gathering outside the United Nations' offices on Tuesday.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has indicated that he will push ahead with the U.N. bid for statehood, despite U.S. President Barack Obama’s threats to veto any such attempt in the Security Council.

Palestinian demands include a complete freeze on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, as well as a return to the 1967 border agreement.