Tel Aviv/Tehran, 8 June 2026 (dpa/MIA) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed a halt in the fighting with Iran following the latest confrontation.

In a video message on Monday, Netanyahu said that Tehran had ceased fire. Should Iran make a mistake and attack Israel again, he said Israel would respond with full force. 

"Israel has a full right to self-defence, and we are exercising it to the extent necessary," Netanyahu said. 

He said that Iran and the Hezbollah militia - which Israel is fighting in Lebanon - have been significantly weakened, but that Israel's conflict with them is not yet over. 

Both had attempted to impose a "new equation" on Israel in the last 24 hours, he said. 

"They thought they would fire at Israel from Lebanese territory and from Iran – and we would not act. That did not happen, and it will not happen," Netanyahu said. 

Iran and Israel traded attacks for the first time since a ceasefire took effect in April, with Iran firing rockets at Israel on Sunday evening and Israel retaliating.

On Monday afternoon, Iran's military leadership declared its attacks against Israel over. In a statement broadcast by state radio, the military leadership said the Islamic Republic had delivered a "painful response" to Israel and announced the cessation of its military operations.

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