Iran’s state-run media said a ceasefire with Israel started after five rounds of Iranian attacks on Israeli-held areas. According to the peace deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump late Monday night, Iran's part of the ceasefire began at 4:00 AM GMT on Tuesday. Israel is expected to stop fighting 12 hours later. Just hours after the ceasefire was announced, an Iranian missile hit a residential building in the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva, killing at least seven people on Tuesday morning.

A video from the scene shows the building destroyed, with burnt cars and trees around it. The strike happened during the final wave of attacks before Iran agreed to stop fighting, ending 12 days of missile exchanges between the two countries. Iranian state media said Tehran fired five waves of missiles at Israel just before a ceasefire was set to start. The last wave was launched shortly before 4:00 AM GMT, the time when Iran was supposed to stop its attacks under a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The conflict began on June 13, when Israel launched surprise strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military sites. This started days of missile exchanges between the two countries, raising fears of a major war. Trump later warned that the fighting could turn into a massive regional conflict.

Ceasefire plan announced

Trump said the ceasefire would begin in steps: Iran would stop first, followed by Israel12 hours later. Early Tuesday, the Israeli military said it was trying to stop missiles launched “a short while ago” and confirmed sirens had gone off in several areas. Iran’s foreign minister said they would stop attacking if Israel did the same.

Warnings to Israeli citizens

Despite regular missile attacks, Israel has had relatively few casualties. Officials credit this to their early warning system. People in Israel get loud phone alerts and hear air raid sirens when missiles are coming, often in the early morning. They are told to run to the nearest shelter. For those without shelters at home, underground train stations and parking lots have become safe places since the fighting began.