Jerusalem/Washington, June 24 (EFE). – Israel said Tuesday it would refrain from further attacks on Iran following a call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, who declared that a ceasefire between the two sides was “in force” and must be respected.
The announcement came after Israel reportedly bombed a radar facility near Tehran, prompting mutual accusations of violating the newly declared truce.
“Following President Trump’s conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from carrying out new attacks,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. However, it also accused Iran of breaching the agreement on at least two occasions and justified the radar strike as a limited response.
The Israeli strike targeted a radar installation in northern Tehran, according to state-run Press TV, which reported explosions in the area.
Iranian newspaper Etemad said air defense systems were also activated in Chamestan, Babol, and Babolsar, in northern Mazandaran province.
Meanwhile, Trump took to his social platform, Truth Social, to claim credit for de-escalation.
“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the ceasefire is in effect! Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
In a follow-up post, Trump declared: “IRAN WILL NEVER REBUILD ITS NUCLEAR FACILITIES!”
According to journalist Barak Ravid, citing a senior Israeli official, Trump had urged Netanyahu to call off the strikes entirely.
Netanyahu reportedly responded that he could not, but agreed to reduce the scale of Israel’s response to Iran’s alleged ceasefire violations.
Before departing for the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump voiced frustration with Israel for launching strikes immediately after the ceasefire was agreed.
“They need to calm down now!” he told reporters. “I’m not very happy with Israel. I’m very unhappy, though I’m not happy with Iran either.”
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f@#k they’re doing,” a furious Trump said, using the expletive.
The ceasefire was reportedly brokered overnight and took effect at 7:00 a.m. Israeli time (4:00 GMT) following 12 days of cross-border hostilities. However, both sides accused each other of violating it shortly after it came into force.
Iran denounced the Israeli radar strike as a breach, while Israel claimed Tehran launched a missile about an hour into the ceasefire, an allegation Iran has denied. EFE
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