News about a missile attack by Iran on Israel after the ceasefire between the two countries took effect is “denied”, Iranian media reported, quoting state TV. “Victory has forced Israel to unilaterally accept defeat and stop its aggression” said Iran, as quoted by Fars News.
Israeli military said earlier it detected missile launches from Iran to which Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said Israel would respond “forcefully”.
Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
The top security body of Iran stated, “Iran’s armed forces have no trust in the words of its enemies and will keep finger on trigger to respond to any further act of aggression,” according to Fars News.
Israel will ‘respond forcefully’ to Iran ceasefire violation
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, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.
The army initially said it had identified missiles launched from Iran 2.5 hours after the start of the ceasefire.
“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 about 15 minuutes after the first alert.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel, Reuters reports.
The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
The Israeli military said it was working to shoot down Iranian missiles after detecting the launch.
Earlier, US president Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire was now in effect.
Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
He said, “In light of Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire declared by the President of the United States – through the launch of missiles toward Israel – and in accordance with the Israeli government’s policy to respond forcefully to any breach, I have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) … to continue high-intensity operations targeting regime assets and terror infrastructure in Tehran.
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