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Source: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/24/trump-israel-iran-ceasefire-violation
Trump Pressures Israel to Scale Back Retaliation Strike in Iran
(Axios) Barak Ravid - Under pressure from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu significantly scaled back planned retaliation against Iran's violation of a ceasefire agreement, Israeli and U.S. officials said Tuesday. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said that Iran launched three missiles toward Israel after the ceasefire went into effect, but that the missiles were "intercepted or landed in open areas without causing injuries or damage." Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said he ordered the Israel Defense Forces to engage in retaliation for Iran's violation of the ceasefire. As the Israeli fighter jets were making their way to Iran, Trump told reporters that he was unhappy with both Iran and Israel for violating the ceasefire. Trump spoke to Netanyahu and asked him not to attack Iran. A senior Israeli official said Netanyahu told Trump that he could not cancel the strike completely and that some response was needed to Iran's ceasefire violation. "In the end, it was decided to significantly scale back the strike, cancel the attack on a large number of targets, and strike only one radar system outside of Tehran," the Israeli official said.