Iran violates ceasefire, hours after agreeing Trump brokered deal with Israel

Iran has violated the terms of a US-brokered ceasefire just hours Israel’s government confirmed this morning that they accepted the deal with Iran coordinated by President Trump.

Overnight, four people were killed and dozens injured when a residential building was hit in Beersheva. 

In a statement, Israel said: “Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the Cabinet together with the Minister of Defence, the IDF Chief of Staff, and the Head of the Mossad to report that Israel has achieved all the objectives of Operation “Rising Lion” — and far beyond.

“Israel has eliminated a dual, immediate existential threat — both in the nuclear field and in the realm of ballistic missiles.

“Additionally, the IDF has achieved full aerial superiority over the skies of Tehran, dealt a severe blow to Iran’s military leadership, and destroyed dozens of key government targets.

“Even in the past 24 hours, the IDF has continued to strike government targets in the heart of Tehran, eliminated hundreds of Basij operatives — the regime’s repression apparatus — and killed another senior nuclear scientist.

“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defense and for their partnership in removing the Iranian nuclear threat.

“In light of the achievement of the operation’s objectives, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the President’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire.

“Israel will respond with full force to any violation of the ceasefire.

“Israeli citizens must continue to follow Home Front Command guidelines until full confirmation of the ceasefire is received.

People sit in a shelter in Haifa (Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images

“Our hearts are with the families who have lost their loved ones, and we send wishes for a full recovery to the wounded.

“In Operation Rising Lion,” the State of Israel has achieved tremendous historic accomplishments and has placed itself among the world powers.

“This is a tremendous victory for the people of Israel and its soldiers, who have eliminated two existential threats to our country and ensured the eternity of Israel.”

 On Monday night, President Trump said that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire and an end to the war between the two countries.
 

Trump said the ceasefire would begin in about six hours, at approximately midnight Eastern time, when both sides would conclude any ongoing military operations.
 

“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. “During each ceasefire, the other side will remain peaceful and respectful.”

Members of the Israeli security forces check the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile (Getty)Middle East Images/AFP via Getty

“On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both countries, Israel and Iran, on having the stamina, courage and intelligence to end what should be called ‘the 12-Day War,’” Trump said. “This is a war that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn’t, and never will.”

“Congratulations, world, it’s time for peace,” he wrote in a second message.

Trump announced that the ceasefire was in effect a little over an hour after it was supposed to start, writing on his Truth Social account in all caps: “THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!”

The Israeli government subsequently announced on Tuesday morning that it had agreed to the truce after achieving all its objectives in “Operation Rising Lion.”

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reacted to the ceasefire on X, writing that he was “awakened by phone instead of ballistic missile” at 3 a.m. in Israel as Trump delivered “great news of [a] ceasefire soon to be in place.”

Huckabee added that the 12-day conflict “felt like 12 months,” and praised the president for not just praying for peace, but delivering it, thanking him for bringing relief to the region.