TEL AVIV – Israel confirmed on Tuesday that it struck a radar site near Tehran. This attack happened hours before a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was supposed to begin. According to Israeli officials, the strike was in response to Iranian missile launches. However, after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel chose not to carry out any more strikes.
President Trump expressed concern about Israel’s actions. He said he was unhappy that Israel had launched an attack right after the ceasefire agreement was announced. The truce was scheduled to start at 7 a.m. Israeli time (0400 GMT). Trump also criticized Israel’s plan to continue its military response, calling it risky and unnecessary at that moment.
Meanwhile, Iran denied breaking the ceasefire. Instead, it blamed Israel for continuing its attacks after the agreed time. Tehran claimed that Israeli strikes continued for at least an hour and a half after the ceasefire took effect. In contrast, Netanyahu’s office stated that their radar strike occurred at 3 a.m., which was four hours before the truce started.
Israel also reported that an Iranian missile strike hit the city of Beersheba in southern Israel early Tuesday morning, killing four people. They said this missile was fired before the truce began. However, Israel accused Iran of firing another missile six minutes after the ceasefire had started. Two more missiles were launched around 10:25 a.m., but caused no damage or injuries.
After the missile attacks, Israel’s air force targeted and destroyed a radar facility in Tehran. But further strikes were paused after the Trump-Netanyahu phone call. Officials did not confirm whether the call took place before or after the radar strike. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office did not respond to requests for more details on the timeline.