Iranian state tv reported early Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun in its dispute with Israel, showing a bold on-screen graphic.However, the statement came all at once with Israeli cautions of a fresh missile barrage from Iran, calling into question whether the truce was genuinely taking hold on the 12th day of the conflict.U.S.
President Donald Trump had earlier declared that Iran and Israel had accepted a phased ceasefirecoordination he declared was facilitated by the U.S.
and allies, consisting of Qatar.
According to his timeline, Iran would stop operations first, followed by Israel 12 hours later, before both sides officially ended hostilities another 12 hours after that.But as sirens wailed across Israel early Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported discovering missiles released from Iranian area.
In the city of Beersheba, a minimum of 2 civilians were eliminated when a residential building was struck, according to Israeli Fire and Rescue Services.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appeared to verify Irans adherence to the timeline in a post on X, writing that its military operation had continued until 4 a.m.
regional time.
He emphasized that Iran would target only if Israel did not stop, which a final decision on ending military operations would follow later.Responding to the rocket barrage, Trump explained Irans earlier strike on the U.S.
Central Commands forward headquarters in Qatar as an extremely weak action and mentioned that the U.S.
sustained no casualties among the approximately 10,000 service members based there.Israel did not instantly acknowledge any ceasefire, however there were no reports of Israeli strikes in Iran after 4 a.m.
in Tehran.
Heavy Israeli strikes continued in Iranian cities till shortly before that time.
Israel in other disputes has actually stepped up its strikes just before ceasefires worked.- Agencies