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Israel and Iran pause
After trading long-range missile strikes, Israel and Iran signaled Monday that the attacks had concluded for now, with the Washington Post describing the exchange as threatening to tip the region back into all-out war.
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The Washington Post said the volleys defied calls for restraint from President Donald Trump, and it framed the moment as a signal that the attacks were “concluded for now.”
NBC News reported that Iran declared an end to its military operations against Israel after the first exchange since a ceasefire, and it said Netanyahu told the public “the fire on this front has been contained.”
NBC News also said Trump demanded the two countries “stop shooting” and urged “an immediate ceasefire,” while NPR described Israel’s fire against Iran as “on hold” even as it warned of conditions that could restart hostilities.
Warnings, conditions, and voices
NPR reported that Netanyahu said in a video that Israel's fire against Iran is “on hold,” but added, “should the [Iranian] terror regime make the mistake of returning to attack us, we will respond with force — because Israel has every right to self-defense.”
NPR also quoted Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz saying troops would continue to operate in Lebanon against Hezbollah, while it reported that Iran said it was halting further attacks for now because Israel had “learned a lesson.”
In parallel, Anadolu Ajansı reported that Trump said the United States will declare “total victory” over Iran within the next two weeks, describing it as coming just hours after Iran and Israel agreed to halt the worst escalation in violence since a ceasefire took effect in April.
The Modern Ghana item, republishing Al Jazeera footage, said Tel Aviv residents voiced mixed reactions after Israel and Iran said they would halt strikes, with some saying Israelis were “losing,” citing disruptions to daily life, schools and tourism.
Haifa, casualties, and risk
The BBC reported that mutual attacks began when Israel attacked several Iranian nuclear facilities and assassinated a number of senior Iranian commanders, and it said Iran responded by launching missiles that Israel’s missile defense systems, including Iron Dome, failed to stop.
“Mutual attacks between Iran and Israel began when Israel attacked several Iranian nuclear facilities and assassinated a number of senior Iranian commanders”
The BBC said that according to Iran's Ministry of Health, since Friday more than 200 people have been killed in the Israeli attacks, while the death toll among Israelis has risen to more than 20, and it described Iran’s focus on Tel Aviv and Haifa as strategically and economically important.
In Haifa, the BBC said it released a video confirming smoke rising from Haifa's oil refinery after Iran's attacks, and it reported that the Bazan Group said pipelines and transmission lines were damaged while activity continued but some parts of the site have been shut.
The BBC also quoted Harinder Mishra saying, “Haifa is the third-largest city in Israel,” and it added that Haifa port is “very important” because “A lot of goods pass through it,” linking the city’s economic role to why it was targeted.
