IDF: Iran Broke the Ceasefire, We Are Preparing for Days of Fighting and Possibly a Prolonged Campaign

The IDF clarified today, Monday, that Israel is operating under a preplanned operational framework and does not view the events of the past day as a short round, but as a direct continuation of the campaign, after Iran violated the two-month ceasefire by firing missiles at Israel. Join the broadcast on Kan 11. “We are preparing as an army for several days of fighting and even a longer period,” military sources said, stressing that Israel is now on day 42 of Operation “Roar of the Lion.” The IDF says the possibility of a resumption of fighting was on the table throughout the ceasefire period. “We already said at the beginning of April that the war did not end with the ceasefire,” they emphasized. According to IDF representatives, over the past two months there were repeated situation assessments in preparation for a return to fighting, and during the night intensive operational discussions were held following the Iranian fire. According to the figures presented, 22 missiles were launched from Iran overnight and two additional missiles from Yemen. The two Houthi missiles were intercepted. The IDF said that the very resumption of fire by Iran triggered preplanned operational plans, and that Israel carried out three waves of strikes in Iran. The first wave was divided into two stages, and additional waves were carried out afterward. Smoke in Tehran, the capital of Iran, photo: - This morning, the Air Force struck a petrochemical facility in Iran once again, alongside three factories producing components for the ballistic missile array. The IDF emphasizes that this is part of a broader campaign intended to deepen the damage to the Iranian regime and its military capabilities. “Our actions are not retaliatory actions,” the army says. “We are at war. The goal is to continue inflicting deep damage on the regime, weakening it, and causing maximum harm to its capabilities. We are not starting from zero, but operating from accumulated achievements over recent months.” On the defensive front, four layers of defense were activated simultaneously for the first time. In total, the air defense array was reinforced with nine additional systems. The IDF stresses that the defense systems are prepared for continued fighting and that readiness is continuing across all fronts. At the same time, close coordination with the United States continues. The chief of staff has spoken three times since yesterday with CENTCOM commander, and joint situation assessments were held during the night. The IDF stresses that on the defensive side, coordination with the Americans is complete, but the strikes carried out in Iran were Israeli strikes only. “The Americans were informed and were not surprised, but the offensive action was carried out by Israel,” they said. The IDF also addressed the strike carried out in Beirut’s Dahieh neighborhood. According to the officials, an apartment where middle-ranking Hezbollah operatives were staying was struck. Two operatives were killed in the strike and nine others were wounded. The Israeli message, the army says, is clear, Israel will not allow the creation of a new equation in which fire can be directed at it without a response. “We decided מראש שלא נאפשר להלך עלינו אימים ולא נאפשר יצירת מציאות חדשה בלבנון,” they said. “We decided in advance that we would not allow ourselves to be intimidated and we would not allow the creation of a new reality in Lebanon.” IDF strike in Dahieh, Beirut, June 2026, photo: - In the defense establishment, they estimate that one possibility was that Iran would resume fire while Hezbollah remained out of the fighting, but at the same time they are also preparing for the possibility of Hezbollah joining the campaign. “We are working to prevent a connection between the arenas, but we are prepared for every scenario,” the army says. According to them, many strikes have been carried out against Hezbollah in recent months, and activity in Lebanon continues continuously. “We are not striking just to strike. When there is an intelligence target of value and approval, we act,” they clarified. Israel views the Iranian fire as a clear violation of the ceasefire, but not as an event that surprised it. For weeks, the IDF prepared the forces and the public for the possibility that the fighting would resume, and therefore the security establishment describes the recent moves as a direct continuation of the campaign and not the opening of a new round. The fact that the IDF emphasizes that this is already day 42 of “Roar of the Lion” shows how it seeks to frame the reality, not as a point response but as an ongoing campaign centered on leveraging existing gains and deepening the damage to Iran and its proxies. The strike in Dahieh was also intended to send a message. In Israel, they seek to prevent a situation in which Iran fires, Hezbollah threatens, and Israel refrains from action. From the IDF’s perspective, that equation was already broken in the past day. The central question now is how broad Iran’s next response will be, and whether Hezbollah will choose to join the fighting actively. The IDF is no longer speaking only about a few days, but about the possibility of a prolonged campaign. That is why the alert level, reserve call-ups, and preparations in the various sectors are continuing at full intensity. And ultimately, behind the strikes and the statements lies one big question, who will determine the boundaries of the campaign in the coming days, the American interest seeking to prevent a broad regional escalation, or the Israeli interest seeking to exploit the Iranian violation to continue deepening the damage to the regime in Tehran and its military capabilities. This may become the most significant turning point of the coming weeks. 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