Hours after US President Donald Trump announced a staggered ceasefire between Israel and Iran, three deaths have been reported in Israel’s Be’er Sheva. The incident occurred after an Iranian ballistic missile struck a residential building, which also left several people injured.
The strike was a part of a broader Iranian missile barrage which reportedly set off air raid sirens across southern, central and northern Israel.
The attack came as Trump, in a post on Truth Social, claimed that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire".
"Congratulations to everyone! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a complete and total ceasefire (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the war will be considered, ended!" he wrote.
According to Trump, Iran would initiate the ceasefire first, followed by Israel, resulting in a complete cessation of hostilities within the next 24 hours.
"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." This is a war that could have gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't, and never will!," he said.
The conflict between the two nations started on June 13 when Israel launched a massive airstrike on Iranian military and nuclear sites, codenamed "Operation Rising Lion".
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) retaliated by initiated a large-scale drone and missile campaign called 'Operation True Promise 3', targeting Israeli fighter jet fuel production facilities and energy supply centres.
Tensions escalated further after the US conducted precision airstrikes early Sunday morning on three key Iranian nuclear facilities under "Operation Midnight Hammer."
Iran retaliated by launching multiple missiles at US military installations in Qatar and Iraq, including the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar--the largest US military base in the region, CNN reported.
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