After 12 days of fighting that caused problems in the Middle East, Israel and Iran accepted a ceasefire plan from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. This agreement came after Iran attacked a U.S. military base in Qatar with missiles. Before the ceasefire, both countries attacked each other on Tuesday morning: Iran fired missiles at Israel, killing at least five people, and Israel launched air attacks across Iran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to stop fighting, with the help of the US. He told Israel's security cabinet that they had achieved all their goals during the 12-day operation against Iran. These goals included removing the threat from Iran's nuclear and missile programs. Netanyahu also said that Israel had damaged Iran's military leaders and several government buildings, and had taken control of Tehran's skies. He warned that Israel would react strongly if the agreement to stop fighting was broken.

Israel carried out strong attacks on Iranian cities until just before 4 a.m. After this, Iran fired many missiles, making Israelis quickly go into bomb shelters as the sun rose. These attacks killed at least five people and injured eight others, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue services. Iranian missiles killed five people in Israel. The Iranian attack also damaged at least three crowded apartment buildings in Beersheba, police said. Emergency workers found five bodies in one building and are still looking for more. At least 20 people were injured. Outside, burned cars were on the streets, and broken glass and rubble covered the area. Hundreds of emergency workers gathered to search for anyone else trapped in the buildings. Police said some people were hurt even inside their strong safe rooms. These rooms are designed to protect against rockets and small pieces of metal, but not direct hits from large missiles.

A missile hit a large city in southern Israel just before Trump announced a ceasefire. Trump said that Israel and Iran had agreed to a "complete and total ceasefire." This happened after Iran launched a small missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar. Iran did this because the U.S. had bombed its nuclear sites. Iran warned the U.S. before the attack, so no one was hurt. Trump announced on Truth Social that the ceasefire, starting around midnight Washington time, would officially end the war. Trump called the conflict the "12 Day War." This makes people think of the 1967 Mideast war, known as the "Six Day War." In that war, Israel fought against several Arab countries. Trump's words are emotionally important for the Arab world, especially for Palestinians.

During the 1967 war, Israel took the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, and the Golan Heights from Syria. Israel later gave the Sinai back to Egypt, but it still controls the other areas. A senior White House official, who wanted to remain anonymous, said that Trump spoke directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to get the ceasefire. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and special envoy Steve Witkoff talked to the Iranians in different ways. The White House thinks that the Saturday bombing helped convince the Israelis to agree to the ceasefire, and that the Qatari government helped to arrange the deal. It is not clear what role Iran's leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had in the talks, as he had previously said on social media that he would not give up.

Because of Iran's missile attack, authorities had to close the country's airspace for important flights for several hours. Israeli news reported that some planes had to fly in circles over the Mediterranean Sea. Although Israel's airports have been closed since the war with Iran began, a few emergency flights had recently started to arrive and leave. Qatar Airways restarted its flights early on Tuesday, after Qatar had closed its airspace due to the Iranian attack on Al Udeid Air Base. Flight tracking data showed commercial planes flying in Qatari airspace again, which means that Doha believed the danger to the country was over.

Many people have died in the conflict. In Israel, at least 29 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured. Israeli attacks on Iran have killed at least 974 people and injured 3,458 others, according to Human Rights Activists, a group from Washington. This group has given detailed numbers of people killed or hurt in Iran's unrest, including protests after Mahsa Amini's death in 2022. They said that among those killed, 387 were ordinary citizens and 268 were security staff. The U.S. has helped about 250 American citizens and their close family members leave Israel. They used government, military, and special flights that started recently, as a State Department official said. It is thought that around 700,000 American citizens, many of whom are also Israeli citizens, are currently in Israel.