Lebanon's Aoun rejects call with Netanyahu as Israel severs last bridge to the south

Lebanon's Aoun rejects call with Netanyahu as Israel severs last bridge to the south Submitted by Heba Nasser on Thu, 04/16/2026 - 11:44 Israeli media, meanwhile, say army preparing for ceasefire with Lebanon starting Thursday evening Lebanese soldiers and first responders inspect the site of Israeli strikes on the Qasmiyeh bridge over the Litani River in southern Lebanon, on 16 April 2026 (Kawnat Haju/AFP) Off Lebanon ’s President Joseph Aoun will not speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the nea