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Qatari PM secured Tehran's agreement to ceasefire during phone call with Iranian officials: Reuters
Reuters has quoted an unnamed US source as saying that the Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has received Tehran's approval on the US proposed ceasefire in the conflict with Israel, during a phone call with Iranian officials. The call, according to Reuters, came after US president Donald Trump had informed Qatar's emir that Israel agreed to the ceasefire and asked for Doha's support in convincing Tehran to agree to the deal from its part, the official said. Reuters says the agreement was reached after Iran had launched missiles on the US air base Al Udeid in Qatar. Meanwhile, no official confirmations have been issued by either Iran or Israel regarding the ceasefire.
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Trump announces 'complete and total ceasefire' between Iran and Israel
Just after 6pm eastern time on Monday, US President Donald Trump announced that he has sealed a ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel that will go into effect at midnight, local time in Washington, DC. "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!" Trump wrote on his social media platform TruthSocial. "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," he added. "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!"
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Serbia to stop arms sales to Israel
Serbia said on Monday that it will halt the arms sales to Israel, according to Bgnes news agency The move, announced by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, came after he had met with members of the Serbian army. According to Bgnes, the decision follows a protest against arms exports that was held in Belgrade and was organized by a group called 'Support for the People of Palestine - Serbia' and supported by Pro-Palestine student protesters.
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Two Palestinians arrested in occupied Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers detained on Monday two Palestinians in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported citing local sources. It said they were a woman and a minor, who were arrested in Bab al-Khalil area. Separately, another 28 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces as they conducted several raids in the occupied in the early hours of Monday, including the cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron.
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Israeli army claims intercepting four Iranian drones
The Israeli military said it intercepted, in the early hours of Tuesday, four drones that flew from Iran. It said one of the drones was downed over the southern Golan Heights, while the other three were intercepted before crossing to Israel.
