Emergency and rescue responders work at the rubble of a building after a ballistic missile fired from Iran struck a building in Beer Sheva, Israel, shortly before Iran publicly announced a ceasefire on June 24, 2025. Credit - Amir Levy—Getty Images Within a few hours of publicly agreeing to a ceasefirebrokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israel has launched new strikes at Iran, which it accused of breaking the peace deal. The resumption of hostilities threatens to extend the conflict that Trump dubbed the "12 Day War." Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katzsaidon Tuesday he ordered the Israeli Defense Forces to "respond forcefully to Iran's violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran." The IDFsaidit sounded sirens in northern Israel "due to missile fire from Iran" around 3:30 a.m. ET. Iran earlier launched several waves of strikes at Israel shortly before acknowledging the beginning of a ceasefire, but an Israeli officialtoldthe Associated Press that two more missiles were detected and intercepted hours after the start of the ceasefire. The Israeli Embassy in Londonpublished a photopurporting to show a rocket fired at Israel by Iran during the ceasefire, adding: "Iran continues to show its true nature as a terror state and a regional threat." According to Iranian state media, Iran's armed forcesdeniedIsrael's claims that it fired fresh missiles at Israel after the ceasefire began andleveledaccusations of violations against Israel, alleging three strikes earlier in the morning after the ceasefire had begun. "In light of the severe violation of the ceasefire carried out by the Iranian regime, we will respond with force," Israel's Chief of General Staff Eyal Zamirsaid. Hardline Israeli politicians seemed to celebrate the ceasefire's collapse. "Tehran trembles," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet,postedon X. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvirposteda pair of emojis: 💥🤌🏻. Israel hadsaid that it agreedto the ceasefire because it had already "achieved all of the objectives" of its military operation thatbegan on June 13and has killed hundreds of Iranians, includingtop generals and nuclear scientists. The earlier statement noted, however, that "Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire." Trump, who touted the truce on Monday night and warned "please do not violate it," has not yet publicly commented on how the U.S. will respond to the latest developments. Contact usatletters@time.com.
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