‘Israel has agreed to President Trump’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire’, says statement after almost two weeks of direct military conflict with IranFull report: Trump says Israel and Iran have negotiated ‘complete’ ceasefireAs dawn broke in Israel and Iran, confusion reigned as to whether the two countries were still at war. Israelis, who fell asleep to the news that a ceasefire had been agreed to, woke up to four consecutive missile warnings, heading back and forth to the shelters as a missile hit a residential building in Be’er Sheva, killing three, according to the Israel fire and rescue centre. Iran experienced some of its most intense Israeli bombings yet overnight, with one social media users in Tehran writing “the bombardment tonight in Tehran was extremely intense. For a full hour the explosions wouldn’t stop. We are a completely defenseless people.”It was unclear whether the attacks were simply growing pains of a ceasefire, or if hostilities were to continue. US President Donald Trump had announced the ceasefire a little after midnight on Tuesday, but neither Israeli nor Iranian officials have said they agreed to it. Continue reading...
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