Israel on Tuesday said it will “respond forcefully” to Iran’s ceasefire violation after Tehran launched a fresh barrage of missiles on the Jewish state hours after both warning enemies agreed to US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire proposal. Iran, meanwhile, denied launching new missiles towards Israel.
“I instructed the Israeli army to respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire by launching powerful strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran,” Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.
Israeli media reports also said that a test ceasefire was in effect from Israel’s side till 7 pm local time. During this period, the Jewish state would not conduct any military operation and would watch Tehran’s response.
If Tehran maintained the truce deal till 7 pm, Israel would announce a longer ceasefire, reports said.
Iranian state media said that Tehran has denied launching a missile towards Israel after the ceasefire was announced.
The Supreme National Security Council of Iran also issued a statement on the “national decision to impose the cessation of war on the Zionist enemy and its vile supporters”.
