An Iranian missile strike hit a building in Beersheba southern occupied Palestine early Tuesday morning, just hours before a scheduled ceasefire was set to begin, according to Israeli reports.
The attack occurred around 7 a.m. local time, the precise moment the cessation of hostilities was slated to take effect. Israeli Army Radio suggested the strike may have been an attempt by Iran to deliver a final blow ahead of the ceasefire.
Israeli media: at least four troops killed in latest Iranian attack on occupied territories
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Israeli ambulance service reported that six Israelis were killed and others injured in the building hit by an Iranian missile in Beersheba, in southern occupied Palestine.
Iranian missiles leveled buildings in Be’er Sheva during Operation True Promise 3, as Israeli rescue teams search for the missing amid dozens of settler casualties.
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In the same context, air raid sirens sounded in large areas in the north and south of occupied Palestine at dawn on Tuesday, following the Israeli army’s announcement that it had detected missiles launched from Iran toward the north, center, and south.
In response to Iran’s missile attacks on the occupied territories this morning, the Israeli Finance Minister said: “this morning will undoubtedly tastes bitter.’
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In detail, Israeli media reported that air raid sirens sounded throughout ‘Israel’, from Eilat, Dimona, and the Dead Sea in the south to Metulla in the north, as well as in Tel Aviv.
New warnings reached the settlers via their phones, urging them to immediately head to shelters.
Iran Imposes Ceasefire on Israeli Occupation
Iranian television reported on Tuesday that the armed forces imposed a ceasefire on the Israeli enemy after the success of Operation “Bisharat al-Fatah,” in response to the recent US attack on three civilian nuclear facilities in Iran.
Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced that Iran does not intend to continue the war if Israel halts its illegal attack on the Iranian people before 4:00 a.m. (Tehran time).
US President Donald Trump announced at midnight on Monday that a full ceasefire agreement had been reached between Israel and Iran.
Trump said in a post on the social media platform Truth Social that this war could have lasted for years and destroyed the entire Middle East, but it did not and never will.
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He added, “The Middle East will not be destroyed. God bless Israel and Iran, and God bless the United States and the world.”
Source: Agencies and Al-Manar English Website