Our reporter/ Iranian state media has responded to Israel’s accusations, saying Iran denies reports that it fired a missile at Israel after the ceasefire began.
Iran’s Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi, has also denied firing any missiles towards Israel in the last few hours, according to Iranian state media.
This comes after earlier denials in state media, which said reports that Iran had attacked Israel after the start of the ceasefire were false.
IDF will ‘respond with force’ to Iran, says military chief of staff
The chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says the military will “respond with force” to what it calls Iran’s “severe violation”.
“In light of the severe violation of the ceasefire carried out by the Iranian regime, we will respond with force,” Eyal Zamir is quoted as saying in a post on X by the IDF.
Trump tells Israel ‘do not drop those bombs’
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has issued a warning to Israel on his Truth Social platform. He says the country should not carry out strikes.
The US president writes: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!”
The warning comes after Trump announced a truce between Iran and Israel, which came into effect early this morning. Israel said it had agreed to the proposal, while Iran said it would stop attacking if Israel did the same.
Israel’s military subsequently said it had intercepted a missile launched by Iran. Tehran denied fresh attacks.
With agency reports
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