The truce went into effect after pressure from President Trump and Qatar. Israel said its forces were now shifting their attention back to Gaza.
A fragile cease-fire between Israel and Iran appeared to take hold on Tuesday after a final volley of deadly strikes between the two countries infuriated President Trump and highlighted the difficulty of ending a war that had raged for 12 days.
The details of the cease-fire remain unclear, but it came together after Mr. Trump asked for Qatar’s help, and the Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, persuaded Iran to end the fighting with Israel, according to three diplomats who were briefed on the matter and insisted on anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
Mr. Trump had abruptly announced the truce on Monday evening, surprising some of his own advisers. The announcement came after Iran had fired missiles at an American military base in Qatar in retaliation for U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. Iran had given advance warning of its strike, allowing U.S. and Qatari forces to shoot down most of the missiles, American and Israeli officials said. There were no casualties.
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