Israel says it has agreed to US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a ceasefire with Iran, adding that it has achieved all its objectives in the 12-day war with its arch-foe.
Hours after Trump said his ceasefire had taken effect, Israel said it intercepted two Iranian missiles, with Defence Minister Israel Katz vowing that the military would respond forcefully.
Iran denied launching missiles at Israel after the ceasefire announcement, and said it had compelled Israel to unilaterally halt its aggression, while stopping short of officially accepting the ceasefire plan.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier said that if Israel stopped its illegal aggression, Tehran would have no intention to continue fighting.
The US leader had said the truce would be a phased 24-hour process beginning at around 04:00 GMT Today, with Iran unilaterally halting all operations first, while Israel would follow suit 12 hours later.
