Israel AGREES to Trump's Iran ceasefire after 12 explosive days of WW3 brinkmanship as Netanyahu hails ‘mission success'
Benjamin Netanyahu has now hailed Operation Rising Lion as a success having gutted the Ayatollah's ballistic missile and nuclear program.
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He said in a statement: 'The IDF achieved full air control over Tehran's skies, inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets."
Trump announced the ceasefire on social media early on Tuesday morning saying: "THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!"
The agreement comes after the Ayatollah fired a last second salvo of missiles just before the deadline.
Tragically five civilians were killed in the heartless strike on apartment buildings in the city of Beersheba.
The first part of the deal kicked into effect at 5am UK time and involves Iran first stopping its missile attacks.
Israel now has an extra 12 hours to continue attacking Iran, with its strikes having to stop at 5pm UK time and the full ceasefire taking effect.
Trump made the announcement just hours after Iran dramatically attacked a US military base in Qatar.
He wrote on Truth Social: It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a "Complete and Total CEASEFIRE."
Don dubbed the conflict "THE 12 DAY WAR" and said it could have "gone on for years, and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it didn't, and never will!"
The ceasefire came after Trump dismissed the Iranian missile strike targeting the Al Udaid US air base on Monday night as "very weak".
All the Iranian missiles were shot down, and no casualties were reported.
Trump said Iran gave the US advanced warning of attacks in a move clearly designed to lower tensions by Iran.
He said: "I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured."
New reporting reveals that Netanyahu had decided on war against Iran back in March.
The Israelis had drawn up lists of Iranians to assassinate since Autumn with Netanyahu issuing an order in October to prepare for a strike.
They planned to attack with or without US backing – but also tried to woo Donald Trump to their campaign, the Washington Post reports.
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