- Safiu Kehinde
The Israeli government has confirmed its agreement to the ceasefire proposal after “achieving the objectives” of its attacks on Iran.
According to the statement, Israel has removed Iran’s “dual immediate existential threat” from nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
It also said Israel has “inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets”.
The statement goes on to say that Israeli forces, in the last day, have “severely struck government targets in the heart of Tehran, eliminating hundreds of Basij operatives” – a militia the Iranian government often uses to suppress protests – and “eliminating another senior nuclear scientist”.
“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defence and their participation in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat,” the statement added.
Meanwhile, the Iranian state media outlet SNN reported that Iran has fired “a last round of missiles” towards Israel before a ceasefire comes into effect.
Confirming the missile attack, Israel said they detected waves of missile strikes earlier, which killed at least four people.
NPO Reported that Trump had earlier announced the ceasefire agreement between both parties as he declared an end to the 12-day war.