What to Know In a phone interview with NBC News, President Donald Trump said he didn’t believe Israel and Iran “will ever be shooting at each other again.”

Israel agreed to Trump’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, moments before claiming that Iran had violated the agreement.

Iran has denied launching a missile at Israel, state media has reported.

Trump to meet other world leaders in “historic” NATO summit.

The statement from the IDF Chief of the General Staff comes just hours after Iranian state media reported that Iran had launched its final round of missiles at Israel and President Trump confirmed the ceasefire on his Truth Social platform. Follow along for live updates.

From 1h ago 09.15 BST 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. Share Updated at 09.20 BST

5m ago 10.19 BST Deaths of those waiting for aid in Gaza Strip rises to 25 The Associated Press (AP) reports that the number of people killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza has risen to 25, according to Palestinian witnesses and hospitals (see 7:25 BST post) The military said it was reviewing reports of casualties from Israeli fire after a group of people approached troops in an area adjunct to the east-west Netzarim corridor, which bisects Gaza.

The Awda hospital in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp, which received the victims, said the Palestinians were waiting for the trucks on the Salah al-Din road south of Wadi Gaza.

Witnesses told the AP that Israeli forces opened fire as people were advancing eastward to be close to the approaching trucks.

“It was a massacre,” said Ahmed Halawa. He said tanks and drones fired at people, “even as we were fleeing. Many people were either martyred or wounded.”

Hossam Abu Shahada, another witness, said drones were flying over the area, watching the crowds first, then there was gunfire from tanks and drones as people were moving eastward. He described a “chaotic and bloody” scene as people were attempting to escape.

He said he saw at least three people lying on the ground motionless and many others wounded as he fled the site.

The Awda hospital said another 146 Palestinians were wounded. Among them were 62 in critical condition, who were transferred to other hospitals in central Gaza, it said.

In the central town of Deir al-Balah, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital said it received the bodies of six people who were killed in the same incident.

The military says it has fired warning shots at people it said approached its forces in a suspicious manner. Share Updated at 10.19 BST

16m ago 10.07 BST Here is a video of sirens being heard in the north of Israel over Haifa after the Israeli military reported that two missiles were fired from Iran mid-morning on Tuesday. 0:26 Sirens heard over northern Israel hours after ceasefire agreement – video The missiles were launched 2.5 hours after the start of the ceasefire, the army said. An Israeli military official said the missiles had been intercepted. In response, Israel said it would ‘respond forcefully’ to the ceasefire violation and is expected to attack Tehran. Share

21m ago 10.02 BST The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday a recently established, US-backed system for aid distribution in the Gaza Strip was “an abomination”, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Philippe Lazzarini said at a press conference in Berlin: The newly created so-called aid mechanism is an abomination that humiliates and degrades desperate people. It is a death trap costing more lives than it saves. Share Updated at 10.03 BST

28m ago 09.56 BST UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday that he had written to Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi to propose a meeting and urged cooperation after a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced. Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in a post on X that Iran resuming cooperation with the agency could lead to a “diplomatic solution to the long-standing controversy over Tehran’s nuclear program”. Share

32m ago 09.52 BST ‘Weaponisation’ of food in Gaza constitutes a war crime, UN says The UN human rights office said on Tuesday that the “weaponisation” of food for civilians in Gaza constitutes a war crime, in its strongest remarks yet on a new model of aid distribution run by an Israeli-backed organisation, Reuters reports. Referring to a series of deadly shootings near distribution sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters at a Geneva press briefing: Desperate, hungry people in Gaza continue to face the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risk being killed while trying to get food. The weaponisation of food for civilians, in addition to restricting or preventing their access to life-sustaining services, constitutes a war crime and, under certain circumstances, may constitute elements of other crimes under international law. 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. About 150 people were reported wounded. Share

43m ago 09.40 BST News about a missile attack by Iran on Israel after the ceasefire between the two countries took effect is “denied”, Iranian media reported through Reuters, quoting state TV. Israeli military said earlier it detected missile launches from Iran to which Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said Israel would respond “forcefully”. Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran. Share

47m ago 09.37 BST Qatar summoned the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday after Iran attacked the major US military base on Qatari soil after American strikes hit its nuclear facilities, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. The foreign ministry expressed its “strong condemnation” of the attack and repeated that it “retains the right to respond to this egregious violation”, a statement said. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that Iran’s deputy foreign minister thanked Qatar on Tuesday for its “constructive role” in preventing regional escalation, according to Iran’s Young Journalist Club. The minister, Majid Takhtravanchi, gave the message in a phone call with Qatari Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, the report added. Takhtravanchi said: Iran is determined to continue and strengthen relations between the two countries based on good neighbourliness and supreme interests. Share

55m ago 09.29 BST 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. Share

1h ago 09.15 BST 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. Share Updated at 09.20 BST

1h ago 09.05 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. Share Updated at 09.06 BST

1h ago 09.01 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. Share

2h ago 08.53 BST 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. Share Updated at 09.17 BST

2h ago 08.44 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. Share

2h ago 08.30 BST 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. Share

2h ago 08.25 BST 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. Share

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Iran US Israel News LIVE Updates: In a dramatic escalation, Iran launched missile strikes targeting US military bases in Qatar and Iraq late Monday night, firing ten missiles at the Al Udeid base in Qatar and one at a US facility in Iraq. All missiles were reportedly intercepted, with no casualties or damage confirmed so far. Tehran described the strikes as a proportionate response, pointing to the recent U.S. assault on its nuclear facilities, and saying that they had used the same number of bombs that the US had used this weekend.

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24 Jun 2025, 02:42:03 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: IAEA’s Grossi Proposes Meeting With Iran’s Foreign Minister Over Tehran’s Nuclear Program UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says he has written to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to propose a meeting, and urged cooperation after a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced. Soon after the announcement of the truce, Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel, which vowed to respond forcefully. Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says in a post on X that Iran resuming cooperation with the agency could lead to a diplomatic solution to the long-standing controversy over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. However, it has enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, has obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear facilities, and expanded its ballistic missile capabilities. Israel says Tehran has recently taken steps toward weaponization. – Reuters

24 Jun 2025, 02:18:55 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Qatar Summons Iranian Ambassador After Attack On US Base Qatar summons the Iranian ambassador after Iran attacked the major US military base on Qatari soil following American strikes on its nuclear facilities. The foreign ministry expresses its “strong condemnation” of the attack and repeats that it “retains the right to respond to this egregious violation,” a statement says. – AFP

24 Jun 2025, 01:55:37 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Defense Minister Israel Katz Ordered IDF To Respond Forcefully To Iran’s Alleged Violation Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the IDF to “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran.” Two ballistic missiles were fired from Iran at Israel after a ceasefire was supposed to take effectץ Both were intercepted. – Source: Times Of Israel

24 Jun 2025, 01:23:58 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Israel Claims Iran Violated Ceasefire Times of Israel reported that at least one ballistic missile was launched from Iran at Israel in the latest attack, after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect. The missile was likely intercepted.

24 Jun 2025, 01:00:47 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Iranian Official Says Nine killed, 33 Injured At least nine people have been killed and four homes destroyed in an attack in northern Iran, local officials say. The governor’s office in Gilan says 33 people were also injured in what it’s calling a “terrorist” attack on the city of Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh. Iranian media reports say Israel was behind the attack. The deputy governor of Gilan says 16 of those killed or injured are women and children. Some media outlets are reporting that Mohammad Reza Seddiqi, a nuclear scientist, was among the dead. The Israeli military has also just mentioned the killing of a senior nuclear scientist overnight. – BBC

24 Jun 2025, 12:43:25 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Netanyahu says Israel has achieved ‘all objectives’ of operation against Iran According to the recent statement, Netanyahu met his cabinet along with the minister of defence and the head of the Mossad last night “to report that Israel had achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more”. “Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,” the statement said. The Israeli military “achieved full air control over Tehran’s skies, inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets”, it said. “In light of the achievement of the operation’s objectives, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the president’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire,” it added. “Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.”

24 Jun 2025, 12:06:15 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Israel says it agreed to bilateral ceasefire with Iran, will ‘respond forcefully’ to any violation Israel has officially confirmed that it has agreed to the US proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with Iran while mentioning that they will “respond forcefully” to any violations of the truce. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office issued a statement few minutes back informing that he met with the cabinet, the defense minister, the IDF chief of staff and the head of the Mossad “to report that Israel had achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more.” “Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,” the statement read. 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.” The statement also announces for the first time that another senior nuclear scientist was killed. “Even in the past day, the IDF dealt major blows to regime targets in the heart of Tehran, eliminated hundreds of Basij operatives, the regime’s oppression apparatus, and assassinated another senior nuclear scientist,” the statement reads. “Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defense and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat,” the statement reads. “In light of the achievement of the operation’s objectives, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the president’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire,” the PMO says, adding that Israel “will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.” US President Donald Trump had earlier said that a ceasefire would take effect, shortly after at least four people were killed when an Iranian ballistic missile hit a residential building in Beersheba. – Source: Times Of Israel

24 Jun 2025, 12:04:09 pm IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Israeli attack kills at least 24 Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza At least 24 Palestinians desperately seeking food aid amid widespread hunger in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli attack in the besieged territory’s central area, according to Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit, Sanad. According to the report, the victims were killed while waiting for food at Salah al-Din Street just south of Wadi Gaza in the centre of the Strip. Footage obtained by Sanad showed the bodies of the victims piling up at Gaza’s Nasser Medical Complex and al-Awda Hospital. Israeli attacks on Palestinians near aid centres have killed more than 400 people and wounded about 1,000 since the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began aid distribution on May 27. – Al Jazeera

24 Jun 2025, 11:12:17 am IST Iran-Israel News LIVE: Iranian Television Declares Ceasefire After Missile Barrages; Israel Remains Silent Tehran’s state-run Press TV announced that a ceasefire with Israel has officially come into effect, shortly after Iran launched a series of missile barrages toward Israeli targets. While Iran declared an end to hostilities, Israeli authorities have not publicly confirmed or responded to the announcement. According to Press TV, the ceasefire began following the conclusion of Iran’s final wave of missile strikes on Tuesday morning. The barrage, which Iran described as a “proportionate response” to recent U.S. attacks on its nuclear infrastructure, reportedly marked the end of what Tehran has referred to as its “final retaliatory mission.” Read Full Story: Iranian Television Declares Ceasefire After Missile Barrages; Israel Remains Silent

24 Jun 2025, 11:06:22 am IST Iran-Israel Conflict LIVE: Israeli airspace reopens Israel’s Airports Authority said the country’s airspace has reopened for emergency flights after closing earlier due to an hours long barrage of missiles from Iran. According to Israeli media, there were six waves of missile barrage on Israel before Iran state TV confirmed beginning of ceasefire.

24 Jun 2025, 10:44:03 am IST Iran Retaliation: Death Toll Rises To 4 In Beersheba Israeli firefighters said they retrieved four bodies from a building hit by an Iranian missile in the city of Beersheba. The direct hit in the largest city in southern Israel comes just days after the city’s hospital sustained significant damage in a missile strike. The search and rescue team said they retrieved four bodies from one building in Beersheba and were searching for more, reported Associated Press. At least eight other people were reported injured, and two of them were taken to a hospital for treatment, Al Jazeera reported. According to Israel’s Channel 14, a woman in her 40s was among those people killed in the strike in the country’s southern area. Also killed was a man in his 40s and a young man in his 20s, the report said. In addition, emergency workers evacuated two people in their 50s, who sustained “moderate” injuries, while six others, who sustained light injuries, were treated on site.

24 Jun 2025, 10:37:37 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Israel Announces Closing Airspace The Israel Airports Authority said the barrages from Iran forced them to close the skies to all passenger planes, including emergency flights that were expected to land and depart on Tuesday. Some flights were forced to circle over the Mediterranean Sea, according to Israeli media.

24 Jun 2025, 10:09:57 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Iranian TV says ceasefire has now begun Press TV says the ceasefire between Israel and Iran has begun following several waves of attacks on Israeli territory, reported Al Jazeera. Iranian state television announced the ceasefire in a graphic on screen, not immediately acknowledging the new missile barrage coming after the deadline set by President Donald Trump in his earlier ceasefire announcement.

24 Jun 2025, 09:53:26 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: As Clock Strikes 12 In Washington, Trump’s Ceasefire Deadline Begins Trump’s Truth Social post announcing the ceasefire between Iran and Israel was set to start “approximately 6 hours” from when he made the announcement earlier in the US night. That time has just passed. “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!),” Trump wrote at 18:00 local time in Washington. It is now just past midnight. Israel has not however publicly accepted the ceasefire proposal. Iran state TV announced a short while ago that a ceasefire had been “imposed” on Israel. – BBC

24 Jun 2025, 09:20:36 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Democrats respond to Trump’s ceasefire announcement Some US Democrats have been reacting to Trump’s claim of a ceasefire with mild praise. “I give extremely high marks to this national security team and President Trump for managing this crisis,” Brett McGurk, former President Joe Biden’s Middle East coordinator, shared in an interview with CNN. “But now let’s follow through. There’s a chance for diplomacy here,” he added. “I’m glad that President Trump isn’t escalating further” Congresswoman Sara Jacobs wrote on X. “But that doesn’t change the fact that bombing Iran was reckless, unconstitutional, and hurts US credibility to negotiate a permanent, verifiable deal.”

24 Jun 2025, 09:19:11 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Israel issues new warning of incoming Iranian missiles The Israeli military said it has identified new incoming missiles launched from Iran, and has issued another order for residents to take over. “The defence systems are working to intercept the threat. You must enter the protected areas upon receiving the alert, and remain there until further notice,” according to the statement posted on X. “Exiting the protected area will only be possible after receiving explicit instructions,” it added. The government has earlier reported several casualties from Iranian strikes on Tuesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.

24 Jun 2025, 09:07:24 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: What Is Iranian State TV Saying? Iran state TV news channel IRINN has announced the ceasefire by saying that it has been “imposed” on Israel following the “successful” Iran attack on the US base in Qatar. State TV said in a statement that Trump “begged” for a ceasefire following Iran’s attack. The statement was read aloud by the presenter. The statement also hailed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Army and praised the “resistance” of Iranians. The statement also called Iran’s attack on the US base in Qatar as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ “successful” response to the US attacking three Iranian nuclear sites, while Qatar said all missiles were intercepted.

24 Jun 2025, 08:56:58 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Beersheba Missile Attack Kills 3 According to Times Of Israel, three people were declared dead after an Iranian ballistic missile struck an apartment block in Beersheba. Several others are wounded and as per reports, three people are in critical condition, one person who is moderately hurt, and five lightly injured. It is reported that again sirens blared across central Israel and some areas in the south amid a third salvo of ballistic missiles from Iran.

24 Jun 2025, 08:47:10 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Japanese PM, South Korean President Cancels Plan To Attend NATO After US Strikes Iran Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung have both cancelled their plans to attend a NATO leaders’ summit in The Hague this week following the US military strikes on Iran. A spokesperson for South Korea’s presidential office said Lee’s absence would be due to “a confluence of domestic matters and the volatile situation in the Middle East”. Ishiba’s office cited “various circumstances” as the reason for his last-minute cancellation, but Japan is also in the midst of a series of grim anniversaries marking 80 years since the end of World War II. They include the anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa this week, which killed 200,000 people – many of them civilians – and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in August. Japan and South Korea were two of the four non-NATO countries invited to attend the event, alongside Australia and New Zealand. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said last week he would also not attend the summit in person. All three leaders will send deputies in their place.

24 Jun 2025, 08:25:36 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Missile Siren Sound Heard Across Israel The Times Of Israel reported that sirens sound were heard across central and southern Israel amid a second salvo of ballistic missiles launched from Iran. Earlier TOI also reported sirens heard in northern Israel. An early warning was also given to most areas in the country, as the IDF detected the Iranian attack. Civilians in areas where sirens are sounding are instructed to remain in bomb shelters until further notice after IDF had asked people to leave their shelters.

24 Jun 2025, 08:19:05 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Israel Hasn’t Confirmed Ceasefire But Appears To Pause Strikes, Says Report Israel did not immediately acknowledge any ceasefire, but there were no reports of Israeli strikes in Iran after 4 a.m. local. Heavy Israeli strikes continued in Tehran and other cities until shortly before that time, reported AP. Israel in other conflicts has stepped up its strikes just before ceasefires took effect.

24 Jun 2025, 08:11:20 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Sirens Sound In Northern Israel Following Missile Launch From Iran Sirens are sounding across northern Israel and some areas in the south following the launch of ballistic missiles from Iran. An early warning was given to most areas in the country, as the IDF detected the Iranian attack. The attack comes shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that was supposed to take effect in the coming day. – Times Of Israel

24 Jun 2025, 08:08:04 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Israel’s Military Tells Public It Can Leave Shelters The Israeli Defence Forces have asked the public in the country to leave their shelters. The announcement signals that the missile barrage has ended.

24 Jun 2025, 08:02:55 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Trump Communicated Directly With Israeli PM To Secure Ceasefire, Says Report Trump communicated directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the ceasefire, according to a senior White House official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the Monday talks. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff communicated with Iranians through direct and indirect channels. The White House has maintained that the Saturday bombing by the U.S. on Iran helped get Israel to agree to the ceasefire and that the Qatari government helped to broker the deal. Iran’s foreign minister said Iran would stop its attacks if Israel would, though it’s unclear what role Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s leader, played in the talks as he had said on social media that he would not surrender. – Associated Press

24 Jun 2025, 07:57:48 am IST Iran Israel News LIVE: Trump’s Social Media Post Declaring Ceasefire Agreement US President Donald Trump in a social media post declared that Israel and Iran have agreed for ceasefire in the next 24 hours. His post read, “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! “Officially, Iran will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 12th Hour, Israel will start the CEASEFIRE and, upon the 24th Hour, an Official END to THE 12 DAY WAR will be saluted by the World. During each CEASEFIRE, the other side will remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL. “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! God bless Israel, God bless Iran, God bless the Middle East, God bless the United States of America, and GOD BLESS THE WORLD!”

24 Jun 2025, 07:38:32 am IST West Asia LIVE: Iran FM Confirms ‘No’ Agreement Of Ceasefire Yet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there is no agreement on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations as of now. “However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time [00:30 GMT], we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,” he wrote on X. “The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later.” As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around.

As of now, there is NO “agreement” on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no… — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 24, 2025

Israel-Iran War: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday accused Iran of violating the ceasefire after launching a salvo of missiles into Israeli territory. The strikes came just hours after US President Donald Trump announced what he called a “complete and total ceasefire” between Iran and Israel.

What did Iran say about the ceasefire?

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi defended Tehran’s actions. In a post on X, he insisted Iran had only responded to Israeli “aggression.”

“As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around,” Araghchi wrote. “As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards,” he added.

Araghchi praised Iran’s Armed Forces for their resilience, saying they fought until the last minute and would hold fire only if their conditions were met.

What did Trump say?

Tuesday morning (Indian time), President Trump declared that both Iran and Israel had agreed to the ceasefire. According to Trump, the truce was a two-phase process — Iran would halt military operations first, followed by Israel 12 hours later.

“Israel and Iran have agreed that this is a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” Trump wrote on social media. “Iran will officially begin at the 0-hour mark. Twelve hours after that, Israel will implement its own CEASEFIRE. Finally, after 24 hours of mutual respect, the world will bear witness to the official end of this 12-day war.”

“Israel & Iran came to me, almost simultaneously, and said, “PEACE!” I knew the time was NOW. The World, and the Middle East, are the real WINNERS! Both Nations will see tremendous LOVE, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY in their futures. They have so much to gain, and yet, so much to lose if they stray from the road of RIGHTEOUSNESS & TRUTH. The future for Israel & Iran is UNLIMITED, & filled with great PROMISE. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!” reads Trump’s post on Truth Social.

US strikes Iranian nuclear sites

The ceasefire announcement followed US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — which Trump claimed had “obliterated” their targets.

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Analysis: If the war with Iran is indeed over – attention will refocus on Netanyahu’s failures

By Tom Cheshire, data and forensics correspondent

Even as Iran and the US officially confirmed a ceasefire, we were left waiting on official word from the Israeli government.

Eventually it said it had agreed to the deal, stating it had removed “a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields”.

Perhaps it was playing wait and see.

And maybe it should have waited longer because only an hour or so later, the IDF said more missiles had been launched by Iran.

We will need to wait to see whether the ceasefire survives the morning, let alone the day.

But if one part of that dual threat clearly remains – ballistic missiles – people will also ask questions of the second, more existential threat – Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Because the text from the Israeli government wasn’t just a statement, it was an argument.

“In Operation Rising Lion, the State of Israel achieved great historical achievements and placed itself on a par with the world powers,” the government said.

That achievement would belong to the man who has driven affairs, launching this war and then enticing Donald Trump to join it – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It is a stunning achievement and has done much to repair his reputation.

But if the war with Iran is indeed over – a big if – attention will refocus on his failures – to bring back the hostages, dead and alive, still held by Hamas, and to end nearly two years of war in Gaza, a war has brought almost unimaginable suffering and left tens of thousands dead.