Netanyahu says hostilities ceased after Israeli strikes made Iran stop attacks
AI Summary
Iran launched missile attacks on Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanese targets; Israel responded with airstrikes on Iran despite US President Trump's plea for restraint. Iran's military subsequently announced an end to operations but warned it would resume attacks if Israel continued targeting Lebanon, breaking a ceasefire that had been in effect since April.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize escalation risk and Trump's apparent loss of control, framing Israel's defiance of his restrain plea as a challenge to his stated authority and warning the exchange threatens to drag the Middle East into a broader regional war.
Moderate: Centrist outlets report the military exchange factually, noting Trump's calls for both sides to show restraint and return to negotiations, Iran's conditional ceasefire announcement with warnings of harsher retaliation if attacks continue, and the breakdown of the April truce.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Monday that Israel's strikes on Iran had deterred the Islamic republic from launching further attacks, leading to a cessation of hostilities between the two adversaries.
However, Netanyahu warned in a televised statement that should Iran "make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force".
FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem. ...