After the attacks on Sunday evening and Monday, Iran and Israel said they would suspend airstrikes against each other, but threatened retaliation if the parties violated the ceasefire. writes the BBC. Meanwhile, the White House confirmed that US President Donald Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the current situation.
An Israeli official said Israel halted the attacks at Trump’s request. When asked how he managed this, according to the BBC, the American president replied that he told Netanyahu that they should act with common sense, because according to him, they are very close to “signing a very strong, very good agreement.” Trump also said of the Israeli prime minister, “if I tell him to do something, he’ll do it.”
“I said, ‘Baby, you’d better be careful or you’ll be on your own soon.'”
Axios quoted the American president. According to Netanyahu’s statement on Monday, he also told Trump: “Israel has the full right to self-defense, and we exercise this right to the extent necessary.”
Sunday night Iran launched several waves of rockets into northern Israel. All this after Israel carried out airstrikes in the south of Beirut, the capital of Lebanonin response to Hezbollah firing rockets into Israeli territory. By Monday morning the answer came In response to the strikes on Iran, Israel carried out airstrikes on several Iranian cities. It was the first time Iran and Israel attacked each other since a cease-fire in April.
Israel’s prime minister said after the attacks that Israel was suspending the fighting for the time being, but that the fight against Iran and Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon was “not over yet.” Iran’s military said it halted operations after a “painful response” but promised more severe measures if Israel carries out further attacks, including in Lebanon.
