Israel has officially agreed that the ceasefire Donald Trump announced late last night between Israel and Iran has come into effect.
Last night, Donald Trump claimed that a 'total ceasefire' had been agreed between Iran and Israel in a post on Truth Social.
Taking to the social media site, Trump wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!
At that time there was no confirmation from either side over the ceasefire leading many to question if Trump had jumped the gun.
However, Israel have just confirmed this morning that the they have accepted the ceasefire with Iran.
In a statement, it said: "Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire."
The Israeli government says it agreed to Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal after "achieving the objectives" of its attacks on Iran.
It added that the "immediate existential threat" of Iran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles has been removed.
Furthermore, it claims Israel's military "severely struck government targets in the heart of Tehran" during the last 24 hours, as well as "eliminating another senior nuclear scientist".
"In addition, the IDF has achieved full air control over Tehran's skies, inflicted severe damage on the military leadership, and destroyed dozens of central Iranian government targets," the statement adds.