The announced ceasefire between Iran and Israel seems fragile as hostilities seem to have continued.
The Israeli military says it has identified missiles launched from Iran.
It says air defence systems are “operating to intercept the threat” and is telling people to go into shelters and stay there until further notice.
The details of the reported missile launch are still unclear – we haven’t seen Iran confirm the attack.
This comes after Israel said it agreed to the ceasefire. Iran’s foreign minister said earlier it would only stop its attacks if Israel did the same.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has just issued a statement, saying he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran”.
Residents of Tehran and other cities have told BBC Persian that last night they witnessed one of the “heaviest” rounds of attacks by Israel.
Several loud explosions were heard in several parts of the country including the capital, Tehran, and the northern province of Gilan.
However, it seems that since 04:00 local time (01:30 BST), the situation has remained calm and no more attacks have been reported.
This is the time set by the Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi in his post on X, saying if Israel stops the attacks by that hour, Iran will also cease firing missiles into Israel.
Iranian authorities have been reluctant to report the number of casualties of the war, however the ministry of health put the total number of casualties at “around 500”.
While we know a significant number of the victims are civilians, we still don’t know exactly how many, as the Islamic Republic calls all those who lost their lives “martyrs”, regardless of whether they were military personnel or not.
