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Here’s where things stand on Tuesday 24 June 2025:
- US President Donald Trump says Israel and Iran have both violated the ceasefire, but that he was “really unhappy” with Israel. He called on Israel to stop dropping bombs and to “Bring your pilots home, now!”
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says he has ordered “intense strikes” on Tehran, accusing Iran of violating the truce brokered by the US and Qatar.
- Iran denies the claim, and its top security body warns its forces stand ready to respond decisively to any Israeli violations.
- Iran fired a salvo of missiles at a US military base in Qatar on Monday, in retaliation for the attacks on its nuclear sites a day earlier.
- Iran says more than 400 people, including 13 children, have been killed and at least 3,056 others wounded since Israel launched its attack on June 13. In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed in Iranian strikes.
Iranian officials celebrate ceasefire ‘victory’ over Israel, US
Some Iranian authorities are already celebrating a win after Trump announced a ceasefire, despite the complications.
Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the “victory” meant that Iran “broke the horn of the US and the West in the region” and showed them Iran’s power.
Mahdi Mohammadi, a top aide to parliament chief and former IRGC commander Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, also celebrated what he called a “major, history-making victory”.
“A new era has begun,” he wrote on X.
Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, told state television that others must know no one can “uproot” the Iranian nuclear programme.
“Considering the capacities and abilities that we possess, the nuclear industry must persist, and it will not be stopped.”
Palestinian Authority urges Gaza ceasefire as part of Iran war truce
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has demanded that a ceasefire deal announced in the Iran-Israel war be widened to include the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
“The Palestinian Presidency welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement,” President Mahmoud Abbas’s office said in a statement carried by official news agency Wafa.
It added: “We demand the completion of this step by achieving a ceasefire that includes the Gaza Strip.”
Trump’s latest comments likely to be received positively in Tehran
Just 24 hours ago, Trump was a sworn enemy of Iran.
And today, he is putting Israel and Iran side by side and criticising both of them, while giving Iran the benefit of the doubt and talking about Israel’s activities in a different way.
I don’t know how this is going to be received in Tehran, but probably it’s going to have a positive impact. It might give the impression that Trump is serious about this ceasefire.
But how will this be translated into realistic diplomatic activities? Are the Iranians going to meet Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff?
And are the Iranians ready in the future to meet with President Trump himself?
Turkiye urges Iran and Israel to respect US-announced ceasefire
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has called on Iran and Israel to fully stop hostilities after US President Donald Trump announced a bilateral ceasefire.
“We welcome the news that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire,” the ministry wrote, urging both parties to “fully comply” and calling for “dialogue and diplomatic channels to remain open.”
Trump ‘annoyed’ with Netanyahu for breaking ceasefire
Trump is feeling “quite annoyed” at and perhaps “betrayed” by Netanyahu after Israel launched attacks on Iran, violating the ceasefire, says Al Jazeera’s US correspondent Phil Lavelle.
As the US president prepared to fly to Europe for a NATO summit, he told reporters of his frustration that both Israel and Iran had violated the terms of their ceasefire agreement, just hours after it was announced.
Before his departure, Trump also swore while making comments about Israel and Iran.
“He was angry with both Israel and Iran. But you could really tell some of the extra anger there, the extra fury was aimed at Israel,” Lavelle noted.
He added that Trump “obviously feels quite annoyed, and betrayed, perhaps, by Benjamin Netanyahu”.
Trump spoke to Netanyahu on Monday to get his backing for the ceasefire, before enlisting the help of Qatar to get Iranian support for the proposal.
Trump called Netanyahu and asked him not to attack Iran: Report
Trump has called Netanyahu and asked him not to attack Iran, an Axios reporter said in an X post, quoting an Israeli official.
Netanyahu reportedly told Trump that he was unable to cancel the attack and that it was needed because Iran had violated the ceasefire, the reporter said.
The attack would be significantly scaled back and would not hit a large number of targets, but would only strike one target, according to the report.
Iranian media reports two explosions heard in Tehran
Iran’s judiciary news outlet Mizan and the Shargh newspaper are both reporting that two explosions have been heard in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
We’ll bring you more details when we get them.
Trump insists ceasefire remains ‘in effect’
US President Donald Trump has insisted that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran remains “in effect” in a new post on Truth Social.
“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!” he wrote.
Lebanon seeks diplomatic pressure on Israel to stop attacks
Over the past two weeks, the focus really has been on the conflict between Israel and Iran.
But Israel continues to carry out air strikes and drone strikes on targets in Lebanon – targets it says belong to Hezbollah.
A few hours ago, an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in southern Lebanon, killing at least three people.
Nawaf Salam, Lebanon’s prime minister, is seeking diplomatic help from Qatar and Arab countries as well as from the United States.
The Lebanese state is hoping that it will receive assistance to stop the Israeli attacks.
Because the state believes that as long as those attacks continue, as long as Israel occupies Lebanese territory, it will be very hard to convince Hezbollah to fully disarm.
IRGC says its last attack on Israel was launched before ceasefire started
Iran’s last wave of missiles against Israel was carried out minutes before a ceasefire implementation in response to deadly Israeli strikes, the IRGC has said in a statement reported by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
It said 14 missiles were launched against military centres across Israel, adding that Iranian armed forces will continue to monitor “enemy movements with open and vigilant eyes”, Tasnim reported.
Gaza death toll climbs above 56,000
After 79 killed Palestinians were brought to Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours, the death toll from Israeli attacks on the enclave since the start of the war has risen to 56,077.
The number of those wounded has also increased to 131,848 people, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Since Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire in mid-March, it has killed at least 5,759 Palestinians and wounded 19,807 others.
Trump blasts Israel for dropping ‘a load of bombs’ after agreeing to truce
We can now bring you more comments from Trump on the status of the Israel-Iran truce.
He told reporters that he thinks both sides “violated it”.
“I’m not sure they did it intentionally. They couldn’t reign people back,” he said.
But Trump said he is especially displeased with Israel, which “dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen” right after agreeing to a truce.
“When I say, ‘you have 12 hours’, you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them,” Trump complained.
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing,” Trump concluded before boarding the Marine One aircraft.
Iran reports 610 killed in Israeli attacks
At least 610 Iranians have been killed and 4,746 others wounded as a result of 12 days of Israeli strikes, according to the latest figures by the Ministry of Health.
Spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour said 971 people remain hospitalised, while 687 underwent surgery.
Thirteen children are among those killed, with the youngest a two-month-old, as are 49 women, including two who were pregnant.
He added that five healthcare workers have been killed and 20 others are wounded. Seven hospitals have been damaged, as were six emergency response bases, four clinics and nine ambulances.
Macron fears ‘increased’ risk of secret uranium enrichment in Iran now
French President Emmanuel Macron has said there is an “increased” risk that Iran will attempt to enrich uranium secretly following US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites.
“This risk has indeed increased with what has happened recently,” Macron told reporters, calling it “one of the main risks for the region and the international community”.
He added that “we must absolutely prevent Iran from going down this path”.
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Trump says Israel and Iran both breached truce
The US president has accused both Israel and Iran of breaking the ceasefire he announced hours earlier.
Speaking to reporters before leaving for the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump said he was not happy with either country, especially Israel, which “unloaded” right after agreeing to the deal.
Unexploded missiles defused after Evin Prison bombing: Iran police
Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi, the spokesperson for Iran’s police force, says two of the missiles launched by Israeli warplanes yesterday did not explode and had to be defused.
The bombing of the notorious prison destroyed part of the administrative section of the prison and resulted in multiple casualties, according to the Iranian judiciary.
Trump tells Israel not to bomb Iran again
The US president has issued a strongly worded warning to Israel against launching another attack on Iran, after Israel’s defence ministry announced plans for “intense strikes” in response to an alleged Iranian ceasefire violation.
“ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS.” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
Qatari emir, Iranian president spoke by phone, says Sheikh Mohammed
Sheikh Mohammed says Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a phone call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in which they discussed Iran’s attack on Al Udeid.
He said the emir emphasised that Qatar always “adopts principles of good neighbourliness” and had “not expected such a hostile act” from Iran.
He said the emir spoke of potential diplomatic and legal responses but stressed “the matter should be contained at the earliest and put behind our backs”, according to Sheikh Mohammed.
He also cast the hostilities in the region as the ultimate “repercussion of the expanding Israeli aggression and belligerence in Gaza”, which Qatar has been working to stop from spiralling across the region.
“Time is opportune for the whole world to stand united to put an end to Israel’s irresponsible actions in the region,” said Sheikh Mohammed.
UN to move staff out of Iran amid safety concerns
The UN has confirmed that some of its international staff and their dependants will leave Iran, following the conflict between Tehran and Israel.
Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, Alessandra Vellucci, the director of the UN Information Service, refused to comment on the number of people affected.
“The UN has decided to temporarily move some non-programme critical international personnel as well as the dependants of international personnel,” Vellucci said.
Sheikh Mohammed condemns ‘violations’ in Israel-Iran truce
The Qatari prime minister said Qatar, on the request of the US, reached out to Iran to help mediate the Israel-Iran ceasefire.
He said Qatar “welcomes” the ceasefire but is concerned about reported violations.
“The violations of the ceasefire witnessed this morning are unacceptable and we hope that the ceasefire will hold and diplomacy will prevail,” he said.
UNRWA chief says US-backed Gaza aid system an ‘abomination’ and ‘death trap’
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has hit out at a recently established, US-backed system for aid distribution in the Gaza Strip.
“The newly created so-called aid mechanism is an abomination that humiliates and degrades desperate people,” Philippe Lazzarini said at a news conference in Berlin. “It is a death trap costing more lives than it saves,” he said.
The establishment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was announced by the United States in early May after Israel completely cut off supplies into Gaza for more than two months.
Officially a private organisation, the GHF began operations on May 26, sidelining the UNRWA, which has long spearheaded efforts to assist the population in the Gaza Strip.
More than 450 people have been killed and nearly 3,500 injured by Israeli fire while seeking aid since late May – many close to GHF sites.
Israeli attacks have killed at least 50 aid seekers in Gaza so far today, medical sources told Al Jazeera earlier.
Qatar proved it is ‘capable of defending its territory’, says PM Sheikh Mohammed
The Qatari PM said Qatar has considered responding to Iran’s attack on Al Udeid but always acts with “reason and prudence”.
“The message we would like to send out is that Qatar … succeeded in proving to all that it is capable of defending its territory, its homeland, its people and the residents in Qatar,” he said.
“We all stood united in the attack.”
Qatar wins ‘diplomatic victory’ with Israel-Iran truce
It’s clear that the Iranians sent warnings in advance to the Qataris and the Americans about its attack last night on Al Udeid airbase.
Iran is stressing its brotherly, deep relations with Qatar and saying that this attack was not directed at the state of Qatar.
But in the end, to Qatar, this is a breach of its sovereignty. That’s why there was this reaction [from Doha condemning the attack], which is understandable.
We also saw Qatar playing a mediation role, helping to bring this [Israel-Iran conflict] to an end.
US President Trump spoke about this, saying that – despite the attack that took place on Al Udeid – Qatar played this role. It’s of course another victory for Qatari diplomacy.
Qatari PM repeats condemnation of Iranian attack on Al Udeid
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has reiterated Qatar’s condemnation of Iran’s missile attack on Al Udeid airbase last night.
Addressing the media in Doha alongside visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Sheikh Mohammed said, “The attack on the state of Qatar is an unacceptable act, especially as Qatar has been making great diplomatic efforts in order to de-escalate the situation.”
Doha was “taken by surprise” by the move from what it considers a friendly neighbour.
He praised the Qatari armed forces for “fending off the attack”, saying they shot down all the Iranian-deployed missiles except one.
We’ll bring you more of his remarks shortly.
Israel’s strike on Evin Prison ‘grave breach of international law’: UN
The UN Rights Office has condemned Israel’s strike on Evin Prison on Monday, saying it should not have been targeted.
“Evin prison is not a military objective, and targeting it constitutes a grave breach of international humanitarian law,” UN human rights spokesperson Thameen al-Kheetan told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday, without naming Israel.
People were killed and injured in the strike, according to Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir, who did not give details about the number of victims.
The judicial news outlet Mizan has reported that inmates held in Evin Prison have been transferred to other sites in Tehran province.
Iran framing ceasefire as being imposed on Israel
It’s clear that Iran has fully recognised the ceasefire despite its warnings.
The statement by Iran’s Supreme National Council implicitly accepted or recognised the idea of a ceasefire.
Yet it presented the situation as one where Israel has stopped, and Iran is also stopping because it didn’t start this war.
This is the framing here. Of course, it’s a war of narratives too. When a war comes to an end, each side tries to present itself as a winner, victorious and as not giving up.
Israeli attacks on Iran continued until 9am, Iran’s military command says
Israel’s military waged attacks on Iran in three stages on Tuesday until 9am local time (05:30 GMT), state TV quoted the spokesperson of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters as saying.
According to the ceasefire timeline set out by Trump, Iran is to observe the ceasefire first, starting at 7:30am local time (04:00 GMT), with Israel following suit 12 hours later (16:00 GMT).
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has warned its armed forces are prepared to “decisively respond” to any renewed attacks.
Iran says attack on US base in Qatar was ‘exercise of self-defence’
The spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the missile attack on the Al Udeid base was a legitimate response under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The attack was retaliation for the “unprovoked aggression against Iran’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty” by the US on Sunday, when it hit three of Iran’s nuclear sites, Esmaeil Baghaei wrote on X.
He emphasised that Iran values its ties with neighbours, and warned that the US is trying to cause “division” in the region.
Photos: People leave Israel via Herzliya marina as airspace closed
France applauds ceasefire, hopes nuclear negotiations resume
France’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed the Israel-Iran ceasefire and called on Tehran to quickly restart negotiations on its nuclear programme.
“France urges Iran to engage without delay in negotiations leading to an agreement that addresses all concerns related to its nuclear and ballistic programs and its destabilising activities,” the ministry said in a statement.
Tehran had engaged with the US in mediated nuclear talks, but they were cancelled after Israel launched its surprise attack against Iran on June 13.
Iran thanks Qatar for ‘constructive role’ in de-escalation
The Iranian deputy foreign minister has expressed his gratitude to Qatar for helping to prevent escalation in the region, Iran’s Young Journalist Club reports.
In a phone call, Majid Takht-Ravanchi thanked Qatari Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi for his country’s “constructive role”.
Takht-Ravanchi was quoted as saying Iran “is determined to continue and strengthen relations between the two countries based on good neighbourliness and supreme interests”.
The report comes after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at the US base in Qatar’s Al Udeid in retaliation for strikes on its nuclear facilities.
In response, Qatar strongly condemned the move and summoned the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday.
IAEA boss urges Iran to resume cooperation
Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, has welcomed news of the Israel-Iran ceasefire.
In a post on social media, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said he hoped to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi soon.
Grossi said he had written to Araghchi, urging resumed cooperation between the IAEA and Iran.
He also expressed his hope for “a diplomatic solution to the long-standing controversy” over Iran’s nuclear programme.
IRGC members killed in Israel’s Monday attack on Iran’s Alborz
At least seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including one woman and a Muslim leader, have been confirmed killed as a result of Israel’s attack yesterday on a base in the province of Alborz near Tehran.
Brigadier General Mojtaba Karami, the deputy commander of the force in the province, was the top commander killed, according to a statement by the IRGC’s command in Alborz carried by state media.
Among the six others killed were three more senior officers, one female member of the IRGC, one member of the Basij paramilitary force, and a Muslim scholar who acted as a representative of the supreme leader to the Alborz office.
Iran working to restore nuclear programme, says atomic energy chief
Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, has said the country is evaluating the damage inflicted on its nuclear programme and planning to rehabilitate it.
“We have taken the necessary measures and are currently assessing the areas that were damaged,” Eslami said in a statement carried by Iran’s Mehr news.
“Preparations for recovery had already been anticipated, and our plan is to prevent any interruption in production or services.”
Iran’s military denies launching missiles at Israel
The general staff of Iran’s armed forces has denied the Israeli claim that it launched missiles at Israel over the past few hours in a short statement carried by state media.
As we reported earlier, Israel said it will strike “in the heart of Tehran” after alleging Iran violated the ceasefire announced by Trump.
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Here’s a recap of the latest developments:
- Iran denies Israeli claims that it launched missiles in violation of a US and Qatar-brokered ceasefire.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz orders “intense strikes” on Tehran, accusing Iran of violating the truce.
- Iran’s top security body says while it agreed to the truce, it does not trust Israel and has its “hands on the trigger”, ready to “deliver a decisive … response to any violating act”.
- Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest against the IRGC’s attack on Al Udeid airbase last night, an act it called a “flagrant violation of its sovereignty”.
- IAEA chief Rafael Grossi welcomes the truce, expressing hope it could lead to a “diplomatic solution” on Iran’s nuclear programme; proposes a meeting with Iran’s foreign minister soon.
Qatar summons Iran’s envoy over attack on Al Udeid airbase
Qatar’s foreign ministry has summoned Ali Saleh Abadi to protest the IRGC’s attack on the Al Udeid airbase on Monday evening, condemning the assault as a “flagrant violation of its sovereignty and airspace”.
The ministry affirmed Qatar’s right to respond, according to a statement.
It also “emphasised to the Iranian ambassador that this violation is completely inconsistent with the principle of good neighbourliness and the close relations between” Qatar and Iran, especially since Doha “has always been an advocate of dialogue with Iran and has exerted tireless diplomatic efforts in this regard”.
In a separate statement, the ministry said it has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as well as the Security Council denouncing the IRGC’s “extremely dangerous escalation” and saying the attack posed a “direct threat to regional peace and security”.
Al-Shifa Hospital ‘bloodbath’ as wounded aid seekers seek treatment
A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has regional powers stepping back from the edge of a larger war.
But the morning here [in Gaza] is still quite heavy. There are more screams, tears and trauma. There are more funerals and people bidding farewell to dead family members who were killed at distribution centres in Rafah, near the Netzarim Corridor, and in northern Gaza.
Casualties were brought to various health facilities, including al-Shifa Hospital, some by animal-drawn carts. The emergency ward there turned into a bloodbath, and many died waiting for medical care.
Five people from the same family were also killed in an attack on a residential home here in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood.
In total, 37 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn.
Syria, Oman join other countries in reopening airspace
Syrian airspace is open again after being temporarily closed as a result of the conflict between Israel and Iran, Syrian media reports.
Oman Air said its flight operations also returned to normal following cancellations last night over regional tensions.
Other countries in the region, including Qatar and Iraq, also reopened their airspace, with flight operators confirming their plans to resume services on Tuesday.
Airlines now have large backlogs to clear.
“With over 25,000 impacted passengers currently in Doha, the immediate priority is clearing the significant backlog of those passengers and flying them to their final destination,” a spokesperson for Virgin Australia said.
Israel army warns ‘danger persists’ despite ceasefire with Iran
Israel’s military has warned that “the danger persists” despite the government earlier announcing it had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran on the 12th day of war between the foes.
“The chief of staff instructed all of the army to maintain a high level of alertness and preparedness for a powerful response to any violation of the ceasefire,” army spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a televised news conference.
“I want to stress that at this stage, there is no change to the Home Front command instructions. The instructions must be obeyed. The danger persists.”
Israel and US failed to achieve their war goals against Iran
Iran is approaching the ceasefire cautiously because Israel does not have a good track record when it comes to committing to ceasefire deals in Gaza and Lebanon, said Abas Aslani, a research fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran
“That’s why Tehran is cautious, and officials haven’t come out to confirm it officially. If, in time, there is no violation, I think Iran will adhere to the ceasefire,” he told Al Jazeera.
Aslani said this was a war between Iran and Israel and its partner, the US, with the two allies defining their goals as destroying the Iranian nuclear programme and bringing about “regime change” in Iran, which were not achieved.
“We saw damage inflicted against Iranian nuclear facilities, but the country’s nuclear programme is not just about those facilities and equipment. Iran relocated its nuclear material to a secure place, and its know-how and knowledge are intact,” he said, adding that Iran’s missile capabilities were not destroyed either, as it hit Israel earlier in the day.
Aslani said “meaningful” negotiations with the US cannot take place in the short term, as both the US and Israel attacked Iran while nuclear talks were ongoing.
Iran’s top security body announces ceasefire with Israel
The Supreme National Security Council of Iran has issued a statement on the “national decision to impose the cessation of war on the Zionist enemy and its vile supporters”.
Iran’s armed forces delivered a “humiliating and exemplary response to the enemy’s cruelty”, it said, adding that it culminated in the attack on the US base in Qatar last night and dawn missile strikes on Israel.
The council said Tehran responded to attacks on its territory in a proportional and timely manner, and “forced the enemy into regret and accepting defeat and the unilateral cessation of its aggression”.
“The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, without any trust to the words of the enemy and with their hands on the trigger, are ready to deliver a decisive and deterring response to any violating act by the enemy.”
Iran denies firing missiles at Israel: Reports
Iran is rejecting Israeli claims that it fired missiles at Israel after agreeing to a ceasefire, according to the IRIB broadcaster and the ISNA news agency.
The reports came as Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz accused Iran of violating the truce and ordered “intense strikes” on Tehran.
Earlier, Israeli media reported that the military intercepted two ballistic missiles launched from Iran.
NGOs call for end to militarised humanitarian aid operations in Gaza
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and 14 other NGOs are calling for multilateral aid agencies to be allowed to work in Gaza again.
The call comes amid concerns about the work of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an Israeli and US-backed organisation mired in controversy.
Since GHF started operations in late May, Israeli soldiers have killed hundreds of Palestinians gathering for food near its aid centres.
In a letter, the signatories said those involved in GHF’s operations in the enclave risked being complicit in war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide.
Philip Grant, executive director of TRIAL International, said GHF’s model of militarised and privatised aid delivery “violates core humanitarian principles”.
He added that GHF’s work “exposes all those who enable or profit from it to real risk of prosecution for complicity in war crimes, including the forcible transfer of civilians and the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare”.
Grant concluded that legal accountability for GHF’s actions were “clear and inescapable under international law”.
Israel’s war on Gaza remains roadblock to regional peace
Luciano Zaccara, an associate professor of Gulf politics at Qatar University, says the US, Israel, and Iran are all putting a positive spin on the Trump-declared ceasefire to “save face” and “avoid escalation”.
Zaccara said while Iran had already signalled its willingness to return to nuclear negotiations if Israel’s attacks ceased, sustainable peace in the region is unlikely without an end to Israel’s war in Gaza.
“People [are being] killed there more than ever before, and this does not seem to be important [to many countries] any more, at least for Israel or the US.”
Iranian missile strikes building in Israel
Video shows the moment an Iranian missile struck a building in Israel’s Beersheba earlier today, killing at least four people and injuring several others.
Israel’s defence minister orders ‘intense strikes’ on Tehran
Israel Katz has instructed the Israeli military to “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran”, according to media reports.
This comes shortly after the Israeli military said it was now safe to exit shelters.
The Times of Israel said Iran fired two ballistic missiles and that both were intercepted.
Israel’s Smotrich says ‘Tehran will tremble’
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister has issued an ominous warning after Israel’s military reported a missile attack from Iran.
Smotrich posted a short message in Hebrew on X: “Tehran will tremble”.
Iran likely to exit NPT in coming weeks
More from Foad Izadi, the professor at the University of Tehran.
He told Al Jazeera that Iran has been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) because it is a member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but this collaboration has not benefitted Tehran.
So, Iran is likely to use Article 10 of the treaty, which allows countries to leave it, “in the coming days and weeks”, he said. “You don’t have to be a member of that treaty, there are many countries that are not a member. Israel, for example, is not a member,” Izadi noted.
“And Iran doesn’t have to be there, given the fact that Iranian nuclear sites that were under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, that were under the monitoring of International Atomic Energy Agency, were attacked, which is against international law,” he said.
“You’re not supposed to attack these sites, especially the sites that are being monitored all the time. So being a member of NPT has not benefitted Iran. And the majority of parliament wants to leave that treaty. I think that issue will be debated in Iran in the next few days,” he added.
Latest attack on Israel show truce remains ‘tenuous, precarious’
We saw the warning from the Israeli Home Front Command about incoming missiles detected from Iran. The area covered was in northern Israel, so Haifa and the surrounding area.
There is still a lack of clarity as to how many missiles were launched and why we didn’t hear any sirens here in Amman, as has been the case in previous instances.
While the Israeli army statement says the missiles came from Iran, we haven’t seen any statement from Iran itself, and we don’t know if any or all of the missiles have been intercepted.
If it is confirmed these missiles did come from Iran, we might see Israeli retaliation in those remaining hours of that window [before Israel’s side of the ceasefire comes into effect].
This is a reminder of how tenuous and precarious all of this is.
Iran reports casualties in Israel’s strike on Evin Prison
The spokesperson of the Iranian judiciary has announced that Israel’s strike on Tehran’s Evin Prison on Monday resulted in deaths and injuries among its staff and visitors, according to the Mizan news agency.
Asghar Jahangir said the attack hit the administrative section of the prison complex, killing administrative and judicial staff as well as visiting relatives of some prisoners.
Jahangir did not specify how many people were killed and injured. He said parts of the administrative building were destroyed.
The prison in the northern district of the Iranian capital is notorious for holding political activists and has been denounced by human rights groups for abuses by Iranian officials.
Israel intercepts missile from Iran: Report
The Times of Israel and the YNet News outlet are reporting that Iran fired one ballistic missile in the latest launch and that the projectile was likely intercepted.
They also said there were no immediate reports of impact or injuries.
Netanyahu had ‘no choice’ but to back ceasefire
Political commentator Ori Goldberg says the Israeli government’s claim to have achieved all its objectives in Iran before the truce is “ridiculous”.
“It is really unclear, to say the least, what Israel’s goals were,” Goldberg told Al Jazeera, speaking from Tel Aviv.
“Over the past week, we heard Israel talk about everything from the decapitation of the nuclear programme to regime change.”
While there has been some damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities, Goldberg said it remains “completely unclear” whether Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium has been damaged or destroyed.
And given there was never an “imminent, inevitable” nuclear threat from Iran towards Israel to begin with, “nothing has essentially changed in the situation”, he added.
Goldberg said Israel likely agreed to the ceasefire due to the mounting damage from Iranian attacks and predictable pressure from the Trump administration.
“Having decided to hitch the Israeli horse to the Trump wagon, Netanyahu had no choice,” Goldberg said.
“Netanyahu decided to gamble on Trump coming to his rescue. Trump did, and Netanyahu is therefore obligated to assist in Trump’s goal, which was and still is ultimately securing the regional deal and not launching a regional war.”
Israel says it has detected missile launches from Iran
The Israeli military says it has activated sirens in northern Israel after detecting the launch of missiles from Iran.
This comes moments after Netanyahu said he has agreed to Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire.
We will bring you more when we have it.
Israeli forces kill 37 Palestinians in Gaza
Medical sources say Israeli forces have killed at least 37 Palestinians in Gaza since the early hours of this morning.
The figure includes 29 people who were killed in an attack near a food distribution centre.
Germany’s Merz welcomes ceasefire, urges Israel and Iran to respect it
In a post on X, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he “welcomes” the Trump-declared ceasefire that will “make the Middle East and the world safer”.
“If this ceasefire succeeds following the decisive military strikes by the US against Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will be a very positive development,” Merz wrote. “I appeal to both Iran and Israel to heed this call.”
He said that US and European partners will discuss “how to further stabilise the situation” on the sidelines of today’s NATO summit.
Iran arrests 6 people on charges of spying for Israel
State media report that the six people were spying for Israel’s Mossad agency and were arrested in the western province of Hamadan.
The “traitor elements” were arrested in the cities of Hamadan, Razan and Nahavand in the province, Ali Akbar Karimpour, a local IRGC official, was quoted as saying.
They are accused of engaging in “targeted activity” online with the goal of creating “public anxiety, blackening the image of the Iranian establishment, and tarnishing its image”, he added.
Iran has arrested dozens and executed several people for spying for Israel since the start of the war.
Israel kills 3 in drone strike on southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s Ministry of Health reports that three people were killed after Israeli drones launched two projectiles at a vehicle and destroyed it.
A video released by Lebanese media and verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency showed a car on fire on the Kafrdajal road in the southern part of the country.
Senior Iranian official killed in Israeli attack: Report
A senior official at Iran’s power generation agency, Tavanir, has been killed in an attack carried out by Israel, according to Mehr news agency.
In an announcement posted on X, Mehr said Neda Rafiei Parsa, a senior manager at Tavanir, was killed “in the line of duty”.
The report did not provide further details on the death of Parsa, who was responsible in overseeing data and figures of the power agency.
Israeli opposition calls for Gaza ceasefire next
Yair Golan, leader of the centre-left Democrats Party, has urged the government to follow the announced Iran ceasefire by agreeing a truce in Gaza.
“Now is the time to complete the mission: Return all the hostages, end the war in Gaza and stop once and for all the coup that threatens to make Israel weak, divided and vulnerable,” Golan said in a post on X.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid made a similar appeal.
“And now Gaza. It’s time to [finish] there too,” he said in comments carried by The Times of Israel. “Return the hostages, end the war. Israel needs to start rebuilding.”
Iranians hope Israel realises attacking Iran was a ‘strategic mistake’
We’ve been speaking to Foad Izadi, a professor in the World Studies department at the University of Tehran.
He said he believes Israel wants to repeat its experience with Lebanon in Iran, by “claiming to have a ceasefire but attacking any time they want and killing anyone they want”.
But this plan will not work, he said.
“Iran’s ballistic missiles are fully functioning and we had the last rounds of missiles this morning … So the Iranian side hope Israelis realise that attacking Iran was a strategic mistake. They couldn’t do regime change, although they publicly asked for it. They couldn’t stop Iran’s ballistic programme, and they thought that by killing Iranian leaders, the military will become dysfunctional. That didn’t happen,” Izadi said. “So I think Americans and Israelis need to re-evaluate what they have done, and if they do that correctly, they realise that attacking Iran in that manner was not a good idea.”
Netanyahu rival Lieberman criticises ceasefire
Israeli lawmaker Avigdor Lieberman, who heads the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, has warned it is a mistake to pursue a ceasefire with Iran before the latter completely surrenders.
“There is nothing more dangerous than leaving a wounded lion,” he wrote in a post on X. “It will certainly lead us to another war within two or three years, and under much worse conditions.”
Ceasefire process ‘moving in positive direction’ despite confusion
Former US ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey says that while there has been confusion surrounding the details of the Trump-declared truce between Israel and Iran, ceasefires are typically “messy”.
“Over the past 50 years … I’ve seen a dozen ceasefires. They’re all messy,” Jeffrey told Al Jazeera. “Not all the troops get the orders … The timelines are [often] wrong.
“This confusion is normal confusion, but it’s clear that it’s moving in a very, very positive direction given what the Iranian foreign minister has said [on halting attacks if Israel does],” he said.
Jeffrey said Israel may prove the bigger obstacle due its hardline cabinet members, but “Trump is going to make it very clear” that he’s done Netanyahu a great service by bombing Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, and “he’s not going to take no for an answer”.
Trump announces ceasefire between Israel and Iran
Trump’s announcement came shortly after an Iranian missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which houses US troops.
“On the assumption that everything works as it should, which it will, I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, ‘THE 12 DAY WAR,’” Trump wrote in a social media post.
Legislator from Netanyahu’s Likud party opposes Iran truce
There’s already pushback to the Israel-Iran ceasefire.
Dan Illouz, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, has said the only deal the government must sign is Iran’s “surrender agreement”.
In a statement posted on X, Illouz said the “regime in Iran is not a regime with which agreements are made – but a regime that must be defeated”.
Illouz said “if not defeated”, Iran will find new means against Israel.
This comes as Netanyahu faces pressure from right-wing members of his fractious coalition, as well as hardliners from his party, to continue forceful action against Iran.
In recent days, Netanyahu has hinted that he will support a government change in Iran, while Israeli media are advocating a partition of Iran along ethnic lines.
Netanyahu says Israel has achieved ‘all objectives’ of operation against Iran
Here are the details from the Israeli statement.
It said Netanyahu met his cabinet along with the minister of defence and the head of the Mossad last night “to report that Israel had achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more”.
“Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,” the statement said.
The Israeli military “achieved full air control over Tehran’s skies, inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets”, it said.
“In light of the achievement of the operation’s objectives, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel has agreed to the president’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire,” it added.
“Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.”
Families of Israeli captives say ceasefire deal must include Gaza
Relatives of the Israeli captives held in Gaza are calling on their government to end the war on the Palestinian territory and secure the return of their loved ones.
“The ceasefire agreement must expand to include Gaza. We call on the government to urgently engage in talks that will lead to the return of all hostages and the end of the war. If they can achieve a ceasefire with Iran, they can also end the war in Gaza,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement on X.
“It is unthinkable that after a brilliant operation in Iran and a decisive, devastating blow to the Iranian axis, Israel would return to sinking in the Gaza quagmire. This contradicts all logic and every Israeli interest,” it said.
“Ending the operation in Iran without leveraging it to secure the return of all hostages would be a grave diplomatic failure. There is a historic window of opportunity, and the Israeli government has a duty to seize it with both hands.”
Netanyahu agrees to Trump’s ceasefire proposal
The Israeli prime minister’s office has issued a statement on Trump’s ceasefire deal, saying Netanyahu has accepted it and will be delivering a statement later today.
Israeli attack kills 9, injures over 30 in Iran’s northwest: Report
Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports that nine civilians were killed in an Israeli air strike on four residential units in Gilan province in the northwest of the country.
The attack, which damaged many surrounding houses, also injured 33 people, with five requiring hospital treatment, the agency reported, citing the regional governor.
According to the report, there were 16 women and children among the casualties.
How did the ceasefire unfold?
Trump, in a message on his Truth Social platform, said it was that “perfect hit” on Iran that brought everyone together and helped make the deal. He also said Israel and Iran both came to him simultaneously, asking for peace.
This might not be the way that the Iranians view it. One of their news anchors said a little earlier that Trump called in a begging-like manner after that attack on the US base in Qatar.
But here’s how the White House said it unfolded.
Trump was talking to Netanyahu and managed to broker the Israeli side. Once he got the Israelis on board, we believe he then called the emir of Qatar and said, look, effectively, can you deal with the Iranians? Can you bring them back on side? I’ve got the Israelis, but we need the Iranians on side. The emir and the prime minister of Qatar then managed to do that.
Meanwhile, JD Vance, who is the vice president, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff, who was the Middle East envoy, they were having direct and indirect talks with the Iranians, and then once it started to come together. JD Vance and the Qatari prime minister brought the logistics together. So that is how it unfolded.
And that ceasefire is now, officially, in effect. But the question is, is it going to last?
Israeli attack kills 24 Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza
At least 24 Palestinians desperately seeking food aid amid widespread hunger in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli attack in the besieged territory’s central area, according to Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit, Sanad.
According to the report, the victims were killed while waiting for food at Salah al-Din Street just south of Wadi Gaza in the centre of the Strip.
Footage obtained by Sanad showed the bodies of the victims piling up at Nasser Medical Complex and al-Awda Hospital.
Israeli attacks on Palestinians near aid centres have killed more than 400 people and wounded about 1,000 since the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began aid distribution on May 27.
Israeli military claims to knock out Iranian missile launchers
In a statement, Israel’s military says its fighter jets have attacked missile launchers in western Iran that were primed to be fired at Israel.
The military shared footage that appears to show strikes on several Iranian launchers, claiming they have now been destroyed.
Israeli crews searching rubble of destroyed building for survivors
The latest statement from the Israeli Magen David Adom services, the emergency services, they are now confirming four dead, two with moderate injuries, and 20 light injuries, especially from that missile strike that struck a building and caused a lot of damage.
The crews are still sifting through the rubble of the damaged building to make sure that nobody is stuck under the debris. This was significant – successive rounds of salvoes fired from Iran.
We have not heard anything from Israeli officials yet and that is to the great frustration of many Israeli commentators.
Right now, what we know is that there was this declared ceasefire from Donald Trump.
Iran, according to some news outlets in Iran, considers it in effect, and we are waiting to
Situation on the ground still very fragile despite declared truce
With the ceasefire between Iran and Israel now in effect, there’s an opportunity for the two sides to step back after 12 days of intense fighting.
But the situation on the ground is still very fragile.
According to the latest post on social media by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Tehran has not agreed so far to a ceasefire. There’s actually no official announcement of an agreement on the Iranian side. So we are still waiting for confirmation on that.
Over the last few hours, we have not heard of the continuation of any Israeli strikes in Tehran, which is a promising indication about the prospect of the ceasefire as declared by US President Donald Trump.
Iranians are also saying that if they see a new volley of attacks against the country that they will also strike back.
Israel reopens airspace after three hours
Israel’s Airports Authority says the country’s airspace has reopened for emergency flights after closing earlier due to an hours-long barrage of missiles from Iran.