Israel says it has entered into a bilateral ceasefire deal with Iran.
The decision confirms US President Donald Trump’s earlier
announcement of a “total and complete” ceasefire between both countries, bringing
the 12-day war to a close.
The truce takes effect Tuesday.
But a statement from the prime minister’s office said Israel
will “respond forcefully” to any violations of the truce.
“Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat —
both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,” the statement reads.
According to the statement, “the IDF achieved full air
control over Tehran’s skies, inflicted severe damage on the military
leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets”.
“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for
their support in defense and their participation in eliminating the Iranian
nuclear threat,” the statement added.
The ceasefire was announced shortly after four people were
reportedly killed when an Iranian ballistic missile hit a residential building
in Israel’s southern city of Beersheba.
The strikes were conducted in the final minutes before the
ceasefire was set to take effect — at 4am Tehran time.
Abbas Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, thanked troops
“who responded to every enemy attack until the very last minute”.
Araghchi avoided the term ‘ceasefire’ but noted that Tehran
would halt military operations.
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