As Netanyahu and Trump spoke, senior US officials told Iran through Qatar to stop any provocations and attacks against Israel.

While the war is not over, its significance in the international arena is visible already.

Israel’s life-or-death struggle against Iran’s regime is the ultimate test of whether the international community has what it takes to stand up to forces of evil and destruction. 

After Israelis waited 12 days for an end to the war with Iran, many hope for the end to over 600 days of war in Gaza.

So, this chapter of the Israeli-Arab conflict ends. We’ll bury our dead, rebuild destroyed homes, and hope that the next chapter can be delayed or even ripped out by the binding.

For oil companies in Iraq, there was concern that there would be spillover from the Israel-Iran conflict, as Iran has numerous pro-Iranian militias in Iraq.

Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to strike in Tehran following the deadly attack on Beersheba.

Trump said that both countries had violated the ceasefire agreement and that additional Israeli strikes in Iran would be a "serious violation" of the ceasefire he had brokered.