Iran breached the ceasefire? Israel reports new missile attacks
A tentative truce proposed by President Donald Trump hung in the balance as Israel said it had identified missiles launched from Iran into its airspace less than three hours after the ceasefire went into effect. Explosions boomed and sirens sounded across northern Israel midmorning on Tuesday, after both Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted the ceasefire plan to end the 12-day war roiling the Middle East. Defence Minister Israel Katz instructs the Israeli military to ‘respond forcefully‘ after Iranian missile fire.
Iran’s Military denied firing on Israel, state media reported – but explosions boomed and sirens sounded across northern Israel mid-morning.
The agreement came after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a US military base in Qatar on Monday and after it launched an onslaught of missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning. Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across Iran before dawn. Though Israel said it had intercepted the midmorning barrage of missiles, it showed how dangerous the situation remained. Netanyahu accepts ceasefire as Iranian state TV says fighting has stopped
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to a bilateral ceasefire with Iran in coordination with Trump. Netanyahu said that he had reported to Israel’s security cabinet Monday night that Israel had achieved all of its war goals in the 12-day operation against Iran, including removing the threat of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Israel also damaged Iran’s military leadership and several government sites and achieved control over Tehran’s skies, Netanyahu said. “Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire,” Netanyahu said.
Heavy Israeli strikes continued in Iranian cities until shortly before 4 am, followed by Iranian barrages that sent Israelis hurrying into bomb shelters as the sun rose. Writing over an hour after a deadline passed for Iran to halt its attacks, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!”
Iranian state television reported that the ceasefire went into effect at 7:30 a.m., but Iranian officials have not commented since Trump’s announcement. Hours earlier, Iran’s top diplomat said the country was prepared to halt airstrikes. “As of now, there is ‘NO Agreement‘ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a post on X. “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”
Araghchi added: “The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later.”
Iranian missiles kill 4 in Israel. Israel’s military said Iran launched 20 missiles toward Israel before the ceasefire began. Police said they damaged at least three densely packed residential buildings in the city of Beersheba.
First responders said they retrieved four bodies from one building and were searching for more. Earlier, the Fire and Rescue service said five were bodies were found before revising the number downward. At least 20 people were injured.
Trump’s announcement that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” came soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on the US Military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. The US was warned by Iran in advance, and there were no casualties. Trump’s announcement on Truth Social said the ceasefire beginning about midnight Washington time would bring an “Official END” to the war. Trump describes conflict as ’12 Day War’
[with Associated Press inputs]
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Stump is the most powerful man on earth & has no control over his mind nor tongue….
Stump deserves Nobel Peace Prize for his relentless ceasefires which are denied by every party / country involved in the war.
Quickly give him Nobel Peace Prize & shut his mouth for it is embarassing to hear him going sick lines every time.