Iran and Israel on Monday said hostilities between them had halted after exchanging strikes that briefly threatened to reignite wider Middle East tensions, even as fighting continued in Lebanon and diplomatic uncertainty persisted.

Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu said “the fire on that front is contained” after Tehran announced it had stopped its military action against Israel. Iran had launched missiles at Israel over the ongoing conflict involving Hezbollah in Lebanon, prompting retaliatory Israeli strikes before another round of Iranian fire.