Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP
Earlier, Trump announced that a truce was now in effect and urged both sides to avoid further escalation.
Netanyahu’s office said the prime minister met with senior officials, including the defence minister, military chief of staff, and the head of Mossad, to declare the success of “Operation Rising Lion,” according to Israeli media.
“Israel has removed a dual immediate existential threat – both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields,” the statement claimed.
Earlier on Tuesday, an Iranian ballistic missile struck a residential building in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, killing at least four people.
Iran, however, denied that any agreement had been reached. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran would halt its operations only if Israel ended its “illegal aggression.”
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