Israel said on Tuesday, June 24th, that it had agreed to a “bilateral ceasefire” with Iran proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump after 12 days of fighting.
“Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the cabinet … to announce that Israel had achieved all the objectives of Operation ‘Rising Lion’ and much more,” the government said in a statement, adding that it had removed “an immediate dual existential threat: nuclear and ballistic.”
“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defence and for their participation in removing the Iranian nuclear threat,” the statement said, adding that “Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.”
Earlier, Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in force on Tuesday, urging both sides to “not violate it.”
The U.S. leader’s truce announcement came hours after Iran launched missiles at the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East—Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar—in a move Trump shrugged off as “very weak.”
Iran’s National Security Council confirmed having targeted the base “in response to the U.S. aggressive and insolent action against Iran’s nuclear sites and facilities.”
Tehran launched a barrage of missiles on southern Israel on Tuesday morning, killing four and injuring at least seven, according to Israeli rescue services. Meanwhile, the Iranian state media confirmed early on Tuesday morning that a truce had been reached.
