Israel and Iran on Tuesday accepted a ceasefire plan proposed by President Donald Trump to end their 12-day war that roiled the Middle East, after Tehran launched a limited, retaliatory missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar.
The acceptance of the deal by both sides came after Iran launched a final onslaught of missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning, while Israel launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across the Islamic Republic before dawn.
Israel鈥檚 Magen David Adom rescue services said at least eight more people were injured in the early morning barrage.
Here is the latest:
Netanyahu says Israel鈥檚 war goals attained
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has agreed to the bilateral ceasefire with Iran in coordination with President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu said that he had reported to Israel鈥檚 security cabinet Monday night that Israel had achieved all of its war goals in the 12-day operation against Iran, including removing the threat of Iran鈥檚 nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Israel also damaged Iran鈥檚 military leadership and several government sites and achieved control over Tehran鈥檚 skies, Netanyahu said.
鈥淚srael will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire,鈥 Netanyahu said.
Three residential buildings damaged in Beersheba
Israel police said the barrage damaged at least three densely packed residential buildings in Beersheba.
Outside, the shells of burned out cars littered the streets. Broken glass and rubble covered the area.
Hundreds of emergency workers gathered to search for anyone else trapped in the buildings.
Israel police said the impact of the hit was so great that some people were injured even while inside their reinforced safe rooms in each apartment.
The safe rooms are meant to withstand rockets and shrapnel but not direct hits from ballistic missiles.
Residents evacuated damaged building with their suitcases Tuesday morning in Beersheba.
Some said they were skeptical of the ceasefire, announced by Trump.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 believe the Iranians,鈥 said Ortal Avilevich, a resident who lives five minutes away from the blast.
鈥淚鈥檓 happy with Donald Trump and I think Iran is afraid of him, but I hope there is quiet right now.鈥
Israeli airspace reopens
Israel鈥檚 Airports Authority said the country鈥檚 airspace has reopened for emergency flights after closing earlier due to an hourslong barrage of missiles from Iran.
Death toll rises to 4 in Beersheba
Israeli firefighters said they retrieved four bodies from a building hit by an Iranian missile in the city of Beersheba.
The direct hit in the largest city in southern Israel comes just days after the city鈥檚 hospital sustained significant damage in a missile strike.
The search and rescue team said they retrieved four bodies from one building in Beersheba and were searching for more.
Israel closes its airspace
The Israel Airports Authority said the barrages from Iran forced them to close the skies to all passenger planes, including emergency flights that were expected to land and depart on Tuesday.
Some flights were forced to circle over the Mediterranean Sea, according to Israeli media.
Israel鈥檚 airports have been closed since the war with Iran began, but a handful of emergency flights had started arriving and departing over the past few days.
Israeli firefighters rescue children trapped in rubble
Israeli firefighters said they rescued at least three people, including children trapped in the rubble of an apartment building after an Iranian missile barrage struck southern Israel.
In Beersheba, first responders cordoned off blocks as they tried to assess how many people had been killed and injured.
The streets around the impact site were littered with glass and debris, windows were blown out of buildings as anxious neighbors stood outside their damaged houses.
Iran state television announces ceasefire has begun
Iranian state television reported Tuesday that a ceasefire had begun in its war with Israel, even as Israel warned the public of a new missile barrage launched from Iran.
It wasn鈥檛 immediately possible to reconcile the messages from Iran and Israel on the 12th day of their war.
Iranian state television announced the ceasefire in a graphic on screen, not immediately acknowledging the new missile barrage coming after the deadline set by President Donald Trump in his earlier ceasefire announcement.
Israel warned of another wave of incoming missiles 20 minutes after the ceasefire was supposed to come into effect.
At least 3 killed and 8 injured in latest Iranian barrage, Israel says
Israel鈥檚 Magen David Adom rescue services said at least three people were killed and eight injured in the early morning barrage. A residential building in Israel鈥檚 south sustained heavy damage, emergency responders said.
Waves of missiles sent Israelis across the country to bomb shelters for almost two hours Tuesday morning.
