US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was now in effect and appealed to both nations not to break it, just hours after Iran fired waves of missiles, which were said to have killed four individuals by Israel's ambulance service.
As per Trump's post on Truth Social, "THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!"
It has been learnt that when the US president claimed on Monday that a total ceasefire has been initiated to put an end to a 12-day war, he seemed to indicate that Israel and Iran would be given time to finish operations they had in progress. After both parties had finished their ongoing operation, in a phased manner the ceasefire would start.
Witnesses reported hearing blasts close to Tel Aviv and Beersheba in south Israel prior to Trump's announcement.
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Israel's army reported six waves of Iranian missiles and Israel's national ambulance service reported four dead in the southern city of Beersheba, the first fatalities reported within Israel since Trump declared the ceasefire.
Iran's semi-official agency reported on Tuesday that Tehran launched its final round of missiles before the ceasefire kicked in.
A top White House aide said that Trump had negotiated a ceasefire agreement in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel had agreed provided Iran did not make any more attacks.
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