Middle East updates: Iran, Israel both declare pause in attacks
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Skip next section Netanyahu says fire on front with Iran 'is contained' at present 06/08/2026 June 8, 2026 Netanyahu says fire on front with Iran 'is contained' at present Israel's military released satellite images it said showed strikes on Iranian aerial defense systems on Monday Image: Israeli Military/Handout/REUTERS Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israeli strikes on Iran had led to the Islamic Republic ceasing its latest round of attacks. "At this moment, the fire on that front is contained — after we struck the terror regime in Tehran, it stopped attacking us," Netanyahu said in a televised statement.
However he warned that should Iran "make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force." Iran had also announced a halt in fire, but had instead claimed this was after its "warning strikes" had delivered a "painful response" to Israel. Netanyahu also touched on the reports of tension between him and US President Donald Trump over the latest round of fire in his video address. "Israel has a full right to defend itself, and we implement it when needed.
I say this to you, just as I say it with appreciation and respect in my good conversations with my friend President Trump," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu said that both Iran and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon had been significantly weakened but that Israel's conflict with them was not yet over. He said they had mistakenly tried to impose a "new equation" on Israel in the preceding 24 hours. "They thought they could fire at Israel from Lebanese and Iranian territory and that we would not respond," Netanyahu said.
Around the same time as Netanyahu's address, Israel's Education Ministry said that most schools would reopen for classes as normal on Tuesday.
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