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ReutersIsrael has accused Iran of violating a ceasefire, hours after agreeing to a deal brokered by Donald Trump and Qatar.
Defence Minister Israel Katz mentioned Israel’s navy would “reply forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire” with “highly effective strikes” on Tehran.
Iran has denied firing any missiles in the direction of Israel and the nation’s high safety physique has vowed to reply to any additional Israeli aggression.
This is what we all know thus far.
When did the ceasefire take impact?
Simply after 05:00 GMT on Tuesday, Trump introduced that the ceasefire had taken impact.
“Please don’t violate it!” he urged each side in a submit on his Reality Social platform.
The Israeli authorities mentioned it had agreed to the US ceasefire proposal simply after 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, after Iran indicated that it might cease attacking if Israel did the identical.
Nevertheless, hours later, Israel accused Iran of launching additional assaults on its territory.
Trump first mentioned {that a} truce had been “totally agreed” in a submit shortly after 22:00 GMT on Monday, which he mentioned would carry an finish to what he referred to as “the 12 day conflict”.
It got here after Iran launched missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday, in what it mentioned was a retaliation for American strikes towards its nuclear websites over the weekend.
How have Iran and Israel responded?
Two hours after Israel mentioned it had agreed to the truce, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) mentioned it had recognized missiles launched from Iran.
Katz accused Iran of a “full violation” of the phrases, including that he had instructed the navy to “proceed the extreme exercise of attacking Tehran to thwart regime targets and terrorist infrastructures”.
In a while Tuesday, the top of Iran’s Basic Employees of the Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi, denied firing missiles.
In a press release, Iran’s Supreme Nationwide Safety Council additionally mentioned any additional Israeli assaults can be “met with a decisive, agency, and well timed response by Iran”.
Has the ceasefire been damaged?
The Israeli navy accused Iran of launching missiles towards its territory after the truce got here into drive on Tuesday, which Iran has denied.
Earlier than the truce started, Iran and Israel exchanged heavy fireplace.
The IDF mentioned a number of rounds of strikes hit the nation on Monday evening into Tuesday. Rescue staff mentioned 4 folks have been killed and 22 injured within the city of Beersheba.
On the time, Iranian state media mentioned Iran had launched “a final spherical of missiles” towards Israel.
In a single day, Iranian state TV reported that the capital, Tehran, endured a few of its most intense air defence clashes because the conflict broke out on 13 June, and residents advised BBC Persian they heard loud explosions.
The IDF mentioned it struck and destroyed missile launchers in western Iran that it mentioned have been “able to be fired at Israeli territory”.
Tehran mentioned one other nuclear scientist was killed earlier than the settlement took drive. It stays unclear what number of have been killed or injured within the nation because the battle started.
