Sirens in north Israel after army detects Iranian missiles
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.
'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 around 15 minuutes after the first alert.
Trump announced a phased 24-hour ceasefire process beginning at around 0400 GMT Tuesday, which Israel said it had agreed to. Iran has not formally accepted a ceasefire.
Israeli defence minister orders attacks on Iran after ceasefire 'violation'
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the country's military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran's violation of a ceasefire with Israel.
The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
Less than three hours earlier, US President Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire was now in effect.
Katz said the military had been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
Israel and Iran accept ceasefire
Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by US President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a US military base in Qatar.
The acceptance of the deal by both sides came after Tehran launched a final onslaught of missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning, while Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across Iran before dawn.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had agreed to a bilateral ceasefire with Iran in coordination with Trump.
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