Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (Jun 24) said Israel has agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran after it achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat.
A statement issued by Netanyahu’s office thanked Trump and the US for their support and participation. Israel also said it would “react with force” to any violation of the truce.
Trump’s declaration came after a sharp escalation of the conflict since Sunday, when the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites, prompting Iran to retaliate by firing missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday.
Israel agrees to Trump’s proposal for ceasefire with Iran
Israel has agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran, having achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement just posted by his office.
The statement added that Israel had “inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets”, and “all the objectives” of Operation Rising Lion, which was launched on Jun 13, had been met.
“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defence and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat. Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.”
Iran-Israel ceasefire is now in effect, proclaims Trump
“The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it,” said US President Donald Trump in his latest Truth Social post.
However, both Iran and Israel have yet to officially confirm the agreement, although Iranian state TV earlier announced that a ceasefire had been “imposed” on Israel.
A senior White House official had said Trump brokered a deal in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel had agreed so long as Iran did not launch further attacks.
Death toll in Iran missile strike on Israeli city rises to 4
In an update, Israel’s emergency services said four people had now been killed, while over a dozen were wounded after an Iranian missile struck the city of Beersheba in the country’s south.
Israel’s Magen David Adom added that over 20 people were injured, and search and rescue operations were ongoing. Pictures and videos of the incident showed a partially wrecked residential block, with debris everywhere in the aftermath of the strike.
Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/trump-ceasefire-iran-israel-5197361
