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Israel warns of ‘intense’ retaliation attacks
Further to reports that Israel is accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire, Israeli media has reported that Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned of “intense” retaliation attacks.
“I have instructed the IDF to respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes on regime targets in the heart of Tehran,” local media reported, quoting Katz.
Katz reportedly said that, “following Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire” announced by US President Donald Trump, he directed the IDF to continue its intense operations in Tehran, aimed at “regime targets and terror infrastructure”.
Reuters is reporting that the Israel Airports Authority has not yet changed scheduled flights at airports in Tel Aviv and Haifa.
7.42pm
While Israel claims Iran broke ceasefire, world waits on Trump
While Iran is rejecting Israel’s claims that it broke the ceasefire agreement, US President Donald Trump is yet to weigh in on the purported violation of his peace-making deal.
It has just turned 5.30am in Washington, and Trump’s last word about the ceasefire on his platform Truth Social was about four hours ago, when he warned countries against violating it.
Iran’s military has denied firing on Israel – but sirens sounded across northern Israel and explosions boomed mid-morning, local time, AP reported. It is about 12.30pm in Tel Aviv right now.
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An Israeli military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity in line with military regulations said Iran launched two missiles at Israel hours into the tenuous ceasefire. Both missiles were intercepted, the official said.
Before the ceasefire, Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across Iran before dawn, and Iran replied with an onslaught of missiles that killed at least four people in Israel.
Iran reported that nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sediqi was among those killed before the ceasefire began.
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An Australian academic who spent more than two years as a political prisoner in Iran says the Israeli missile strike on the notorious Evin Prison where she was held was a symbolic blow against Iran’s repressive regime, intended to send a message to Iranians about the weakness of their ruler.
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“It was very affecting for me to see the footage of the strike on gates which I have passed through too many times to remember,” Kylie Moore-Gilbert told this masthead.
“In my view, this was a symbolic strike designed to send a message to the Iranian people about the regime’s weakness. Evin Prison is a hugely potent symbol of the regime’s repressive apparatus, and destroying the prison gates might have been a not-so-subtle nudge for the people to rise up and reclaim their freedom.”
7.13pm
Iran military chief rejects missile strike claims
Iran’s armed forces chief Abdolrahim Mousavi has rejected Israel’s claims that Iran violated the ceasefire, according to the BBC.
The reported denial comes after earlier rejections of Israel’s claims by Iranian state media.
Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz said in a statement that he had ordered the military to “continue high-intensity operations targeting regime assets and terror infrastructure in Tehran” in light of “Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire declared by the President of the United States.”
Hours earlier, Donald Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social: “THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!”
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7.03pm
On the ground: While Trump was boasting, I was in a bunker
By Matthew Knott
There’s no mistaking the sound of the alarm. A blaring noise so loud it could wake you from the deepest sleep. Matthew Knott ’s phone started shaking and screeching at 5.12am, warning that missiles were on their way from Iran.
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Bleary-eyed, he turned on the television. The cable news headlines were blasting that US President Donald Trump had announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
A few minutes later, the intercom system in the hotel where Knott and photographer Kate Geraghty were staying instructed them to head quickly to the nearest bomb shelter. It was a surreal moment before the pair fled to take shelter.
Click here to read Knott’s full report, with photography from Geraghty, on the ground in Tel Aviv.
6.49pm
In pictures: Scenes from Tel Aviv
While confusion reigns as Israel claims Iran has “violated” the ceasefire agreement, this masthead’s photographer Kate Geraghty is on the ground in Tel Aviv with reporter Matthew Knott , covering the evacuation of Australians and the impact of the latest missile strikes in Israel.
Here are some of the photographs Geraghty has filed so far.
6.34pm
No missiles launched towards Israel, Iran media claims
Iran state media is reporting Iran has not launched any missiles towards Israel, despite Israel claiming Iran violated the ceasefire agreement.
The denial comes just minutes after Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Iran of the “blatant violation”, saying it had fired missiles.
Five minutes ago, too, Israel Defense Forces chief of general staff Eyal Zamir said: “In light of the severe violation of the ceasefire carried out by the Iranian regime, we will respond with force.”
6.19pm
Israel warns of ‘intense’ retaliation attacks
Further to reports that Israel is accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire, Israeli media has reported that Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned of “intense” retaliation attacks.
“I have instructed the IDF to respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes on regime targets in the heart of Tehran,” local media reported, quoting Katz.
Katz reportedly said that, “following Iran’s blatant violation of the ceasefire” announced by US President Donald Trump, he directed the IDF to continue its intense operations in Tehran, aimed at “regime targets and terror infrastructure”.
Reuters is reporting that the Israel Airports Authority has not yet changed scheduled flights at airports in Tel Aviv and Haifa.
6.06pm
Israel to respond forcefully to ‘ceasefire violation’
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he described as Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel.
The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.
Less than three hours earlier, US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was now in effect.
Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.
6.00pm
Israeli forces kill at least 25 Gazans waiting for aid, hospitals say
Israeli forces and drones opened fire towards hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza earlier today, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitals said.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment.
The Awda hospital in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp, which received the victims, said the Palestinians were waiting for the trucks on the Salah al-Din Road south of Wadi Gaza.
Witnesses told The Associated Press that Israeli forces opened fire as people were advancing eastward to be close to the approaching trucks.
“It was a massacre,” Ahmed Halawa said. He said tanks and drones fired at people, “even as we were fleeing.
“Many people were either martyred or wounded,” he said.
Hossam Abu Shahada, another eyewitness, said drones were flying over the area, watching the crowds first, then there was gunfire from tanks and drones as people moved eastward. He described a “chaotic and bloody” scene as people attempted to escape.
The Awda hospital said another 146 Palestinians were wounded. Among them were 62 in a critical condition, who were transferred to other hospitals in central Gaza, it said.
5.47pm
What you need to know
By Cassandra Morgan
Thank you for joining us as we continue our live coverage of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Here’s a quick look at the latest developments:
Israel has announced that it has agreed to a ceasefire after almost two weeks of conflict with Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement came after US President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire on social media earlier in the day.
Iran is yet to comment publicly after Trump’s 2pm ceasefire deadline, however, it did report the truce on state media.
Netanyahu said Israel had achieved its war goals, including removing the threat of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Before the ceasefire came into effect, an Iranian missile strike on an apartment block in southern Israel killed four people and left more than 20 people injured.
Nine people were also killed in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in the northern Iranian province of Gilan earlier today, according to Reuters.
