US president says both nations will initiate staggered ceasefire over 24 hours, calling the agreement a show of 'stamina, courage and intelligence' that prevented a wider regional war; Vance: 'Opportunity to restart a real peace process'

Sirens warn of missile fire to northern Israel; Netanyahu says all war objectives acchieved, including removing existential threats from nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles; Ben-Gurion airport prepares to resume regular operations

New York voters head to the polls Tuesday as Jewish and pro-Israel communities split over a tight race between Cuomo and Mamdani; Cuomo warns Mamdani is anti-Israel and unqualified; Mamdani gains momentum with progressive calls for change

Qatar to push for indirect Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks starting in next two days; urges Israel not to exploit Iran truce to strike Gaza; Iranian president apologizes to Qatar for US base attack         

Corporal Eitan Zachs, 18, who was training as a fighter in the multi-dimensional unit, was killed alongside his mother, Michal, 50, and his girlfriend, Noa  Boguslavsky, 18, from Arad, and another victim from the direct hit of the Iranian missile  shortly before the ceasefire went into effect 

627 days after his abduction from the Nova Music Festival, Yonatan Samerano laid to rest in Tel Aviv; family mourns a vibrant soul, President Herzog says: 'No victory until the last hostage returns'

In his first statement since start of ceasefire, the prime minister declared that Israel had destroyed Iran's nuclear project: 'We have removed two existential threats, and in one fell swoop we have also eliminated the senior command and the scientists'; He praised Trump despite their charged conversation: 'Israel has never had a greater friend than him in the White House'

Despite long-standing ties to Iran, Shiite militias in Iraq are holding fire, wary of domestic backlash and reluctant to risk retaliation by Israel or the US