Israel will ‘respond forcefully’ to Iran ceasefire violation
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel, Reuters reports.
The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
The Israeli military said it was working to shoot down Iranian missiles after detecting the launch.
Less than three hours earlier, US president Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire was now in effect.
Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
He said:
In light of Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire declared by the President of the United States – through the launch of missiles toward Israel – and in accordance with the Israeli government’s policy to respond forcefully to any breach, I have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) … to continue high-intensity operations targeting regime assets and terror infrastructure in Tehran.
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Updated at 09.20 BST
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The Israeli military reported two missiles fired from Iran mid-morning on Tuesday, leading sirens to blare in the north several hours after US president Trump announced a ceasefire plan, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
The army initially said it had identified missiles launched from Iran 2.5 hours after the start of the ceasefire.
“Two missiles were launched from Iran and they were intercepted,” a military official told AFP on condition of anonymity, with the army saying people could leave shelters about 15 minuutes after the first alert.
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Israel will ‘respond forcefully’ to Iran ceasefire violation
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel, Reuters reports.
The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
The Israeli military said it was working to shoot down Iranian missiles after detecting the launch.
Less than three hours earlier, US president Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire was now in effect.
Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
He said:
In light of Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire declared by the President of the United States – through the launch of missiles toward Israel – and in accordance with the Israeli government’s policy to respond forcefully to any breach, I have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) … to continue high-intensity operations targeting regime assets and terror infrastructure in Tehran.
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Updated at 09.20 BST
Iran is assessing damage to its nuclear industry and arrangements had been made for its restoration, Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Tuesday according to Mehr news, Reuters reports.
The comments came after a series of Israeli and US strikes targeted Iran’s main nuclear facilities.
Eslami said:
The plan is to prevent interruptions in the process of production and services.
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Updated at 09.06 BST
The Israeli military warned on Tuesday that “danger persists” despite the government earlier announcing it had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran on the 12th day of war between the foes, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
Army spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin said in a televised press conference:
The Chief of Staff instructed all of the army to maintain a high level of alertness and preparedness for a powerful response to any violation of the ceasefire.
I want to stress that at this stage there is no change to the Home Front command instructions. The instructions must be obeyed. The danger persists.
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Israeli military detects another Iranian barrage hours after ceasefire begins
Israel’s military says it had detected another Iranian barrage of missiles hours after the start of the ceasefire, showing how dangerous the situation remained, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
The army says it has identified missiles launched from Iran 2.5 hours after the start of the ceasefire.
Sirens sounded in northern Israel and explosions could be heard as Israeli air defenses fired.
The Israeli government had said it would respond “forcefully” to any violation of the ceasefire.
It comes after Iran launched several salvoes of ballistic missiles at Israel early on Tuesday, damaging at least three densely packed residential buildings in Beersheba.
First responders said they retrieved five bodies from one building after the earlier strikes and were searching for more. At least 20 people were injured.
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Updated at 09.17 BST
China does not want tensions between Israel and Iran to escalate and is willing to work with the international community to maintain peace and stability in the Middle East, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference China is calling on all parties concerned to return to political settlement at an early date.
The remarks came after Donald Trump said on Tuesday a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was now in place.
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Iranian state television said on Tuesday an overnight Israeli strike killed a nuclear scientist in northern Iran, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
The strike reportedly took place before US president Donald Trump said a ceasefire was in effect between the Middle Eastern foes.
Citing sources, the broadcaster reported the killing of Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber at his parents’ residence in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh in northern Iran.
Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber was under US sanctions. Several days ago, his 17-year-old son was reported killed in a strike on their home in Tehran, the broadcaster said.
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Israel’s opposition leader on Tuesday called for an end to the more than 20-month war with Hamas in Gaza, after Israel announced it had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran.
Yair Lapid wrote on X:
And now Gaza. It’s time to finish it there too. Bring back the hostages, end the war. Israel needs to start rebuilding.
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An update on the Iranian strikes in Beersheba earlier on Tuesday has raised the number of confirmed deaths from the strikes to five, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
Iran’s barrage damaged at least three densely packed residential buildings in the city, police said.
First responders said they retrieved five bodies from one building and were searching for more. At least 20 people were injured.
Outside, the shells of burned out cars littered the streets. Broken glass and rubble covered the area. Hundreds of emergency workers gathered to search for anyone else trapped in the buildings.
Israeli rescue teams work at the site of a missile strike on a residential area in Beersheba, southern Israel, 24 June 2025. Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA
Police said some people were injured even while inside their apartments’ reinforced safe rooms, which are meant to withstand rockets and shrapnel but not direct hits from ballistic missiles.
The direct hit in the largest city in southern Israel came before Trump said the ceasefire had gone into effect.
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The former US ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, has said that the ceasefire proposal between Israel and Iran is moving in a “very positive direction”, despite earlier confusion.
Jeffrey told Al Jazeera:
Over the past 50 years … I’ve seen a dozen ceasefires. They’re all messy.
Not all the troops get the orders … The timelines are [often] wrong.”
This confusion is normal confusion, but it’s clear that it’s moving in a very, very positive direction given what the Iranian foreign minister has said [on halting attacks if Israel does].
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German chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he welcomes Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Iran conflict, adding that its success would be a “very positive development”
Merz also thanked Qatar for its composure in what he described as “dramatic” times.
The comments come after Qatar’s prime minister reportedly secured Iran’s agreement to the US ceasefire proposal in call with Tehran, an official briefed on the matter told Reuters.
The German chancellor said in a post on X:
We will discuss with our American and European partners on the sidelines of today’s NATO summit in The Hague how the situation can now be further stabilized.
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Israel confirms agreement to ceasefire proposal
The Israeli government has confirmed reports that it agreed to a ceasefire proposal brokered by the US, after almost two weeks of direct military conflict with Iran.
The statement read:
Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defense and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat.
In light of achieving the objectives of the operation, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the president’s proposal for a bilateral cease-fire.
The statement noted Israel achieved all of the operation’s objectives, removing “dual immediate existential threat from itself – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields.”
Israel would respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire, the government added.
It said:
In Operation Rising Lion, the State of Israel achieved great historical achievements and placed itself on a par with the world powers.
This is a tremendous success for the people of Israel and its fighters who removed the two existential threats to our state, and ensured the eternity of Israel.
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Updated at 07.33 BST
21 people killed in Gaza Strip while waiting for aid
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed 21 people waiting for aid near a distribution site in the centre of the Palestinian territory on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Basal told AFP that 21 people were killed and about 150 wounded “as a result of the Israeli occupation forces’ targeting of gatherings of citizens waiting for aid … in the central Gaza Strip with bullets and tank shells” in the early hours of Tuesday.
AFP has contacted the Israeli military for comment.
Relatives of Palestinians mourn for their loved ones after Israeli attacks target Palestinians waiting near the aid distribution point on Salahaddin Street, south of the Netzarim Corridor in the central part of the Gaza Strip, in Gaza City, Gaza on June 24, 2025. Photograph: Moiz Salhi/Anadolu/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 07.48 BST
The IDF said that it has destroyed missile launchers in western Iran that were aimed towards Israeli territory.
The military said in a post on X:
Air Force aircraft attacked in recent hours in western Iran, destroying missile launchers that were ready to be launched as part of the barrage launched towards Israeli territory.
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Hungarian police have ordered increased surveillance at major transport hubs, including Budapest airport, due to the war between Israel and Iran, prime minister Viktor Orbán said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
Orbán wrote:
The public is urged to report any unusual activities or extraordinary events to the police.
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Updated at 07.07 BST
Global shares rallied and the dollar extended declines on Tuesday as a ceasefire to end a 12-day war between Iran and Israel came into effect, while oil prices dived to nearly two-week lows on easing concerns about supply disruptions, Reuters reports.
Most of the moves came after US president Donald Trump announced late on Monday that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. A few hours later, Trump said the ceasefire was now in effect and urged both countries not to violate it.
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Nine people were killed early on Tuesday in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, deputy provincial governor told Tasnim news agency.
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Updated at 06.49 BST
In an indication of how baffling it has been, even former US officials have struggled to understand what is going on.
Former US Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, writes on X.
Very confusing! Does Israel have 12 more hours to strike based on his first announcement? Or are they supposed to be in ceasefire now? Even after the deaths in Beersheva and Iran’s barrage after the deadline? No one knows! PRECISION IN WAR AND PEACE MATTERS.”
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Updated at 06.37 BST
Trump’s first post about the ceasefire left some room for ambiguity.
He said that Iran would start the ceasefire for a 12-hr period, which would be followed by Israel. Then he said:
“Upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World,” he wrote.
Read the full post here.
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