Two missiles fired at country 3 hours after ceasefire starts, though Iran denies launching; Katz instructs army to retaliate ‘in heart of Tehran’; Israeli official: ‘They will pay.’ Israel vowed a forceful response Tuesday after saying Iran violated a mutually agreed-upon ceasefire brokered by Washington just hours after it went into effect.
The Israel Defense Forces said two missiles were shot at the country’s north at around 10:30 a.m., some three and a half hours after the ceasefire began. This followed a deadly missile attack on Beersheba shortly before the truce began that killed four people.
The military said it shot down the two missiles fired in the last barrage. Fragments from the interceptions were later found in the Galil region. Iran initially denied firing the missiles at 10:30 a.m. Later, it claimed Israel had itself continued to strike in its territory until 9 a.m. — though Israel appeared to have halted its sorties in the early morning, and Iran had not reported any Israeli violations of the truce prior to firing the missiles. (Ed note: Does anyone else think that it's over in the Middle East? "There are miles to go before we sleep tonight.") (Read More)
