Israel, Iran ignore Trump's ceasefire deal as bombing continues

The ceasefire deal brokered by United States President Donald Trump has been pushed aside as fighting resumed Tuesday in the Middle East.

Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister blamed the continued hostilities on Iran, saying it had “completely violated” the ceasefire between both countries by launching missiles more than two hours after the ceasefire came into effect.

According to Associated Press, Katz said he instructed the Israeli military to resume targeting Iranian paramilitary and government targets in Tehran.

Moments before the ceasefire came into effect, Israel had launched more than 100 munitions targeting dozens of sites in Tehran, including missile launchers. The fire was in response to a set of Iranian missiles targeting Israel that killed at least four people early Tuesday morning.

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