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Trump says ceasefire between Israel and Iran ‘now in effect’

  • US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is “now in effect” and tells both countries: “Please do not violate it!”

  • Several hours after Trump’s announcement, the Israeli government confirms it agrees to the ceasefire, and warns it will “respond forcefully to any violation”

  • Iran earlier said it would only stop its attacks if Israel did the same

  • Meanwhile, Israel says four people were killed in overnight attacks from Iran; state media in Tehran report that “a last round of missiles” was fired before the ceasefire came into effect

  • Tehran also faced a barrage of attacks overnight, our reporter says; “I feel traumatised,” one resident said

  • It comes after Iran launched missiles at the US airbase in response to strikes on its nuclear sites over the weekend – Qatar said all the missiles were intercepted

 

Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC

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