Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said yesterday he had ordered the military to strike Tehran in response to what he said were missiles fired by Iran in a violation of the ceasefire announced hours earlier by United States President Donald Trump.
Iran denied violating the ceasefire.
The armed forces general staff denied there had been any launch of missiles towards Israel after the ceasefire announcement, Iran’s Nour News reported.
Mr Katz said in a statement he had ordered the military to "continue high-intensity operations targeting regime assets and terror infrastructure in Tehran" in light of "Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire".
Hours earlier, Mr Trump posted on Truth Social "the ceasefire is now in effect".
Both Israel and Iran had confirmed the ceasefire after it was announced by Mr Trump.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had achieved the goals it had set in launching its June 13 surprise attack on Iran, to destroy its nuclear programme and missile capabilities.
"Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defence and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat," Mr Netanyahu said.
Iran’s top security body, the Supreme National Security Council, said its military had forced Israel to "unilaterally accept defeat and accept a ceasefire".
Iran’s forces would "keep their hands on the trigger" to respond to "any act of aggression by the enemy". — Reuters
