President Donald Trump told ABC News on Tuesday morning he is "not happy" with either Israel or Iran after the opening hours of a nascent ceasefire between the two combatants were marred by reported exchanges. Trump said Iran and Israel both "violated" the ceasefire that he announced late on Monday.
Through last week, the president and his administration continued to push back on an early intelligence report suggesting that the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities may have only set Tehran's nuclear program back by months.
2 Holocaust survivors killed in Iranian strikes on Israel
Two Holocaust survivors were killed in separate Iranian strikes on Israel during the 12-day war, the Israeli Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority told ABC News.
Bella Ashkenazi, 94, was killed after an Iranian missile strike on Bat Yam during the night between June 14 and 15, the Bat Yam municipality spokesperson told ABC News. Ashkenazi was born in Bulgaria, according to the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority.
Ivette Shmilovich, 95, was killed after an Iranian missile strike on Petah Tikva on June 16. She was born in Romania, according to the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority. Her funeral was held Tuesday.
A woman places a wreath on the ground at the funeral of Bella Ashkenazi, who was killed at her home when a missile fired from Iran hit it, in Holon, Israel, June 16, 2025.
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About 20 Holocaust survivors’ homes were damaged after the Iranian missile strikes in Be’er Sheva Tuesday morning before the ceasefire went into full effect, a spokesperson for the Authority told ABC News. The 20 people were evacuated from their homes, the spokesperson said.
-ABC News' Dana Savir
Jun 24, 2025, 7:46 PM GMT
US strikes on Iran only set back nuclear program by months, early intelligence finds
The U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not completely destroy the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to two people familiar with an early intelligence assessment.
A satellite image shows the Isfahan enrichment facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025.
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The initial report, which is highly classified, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency and U.S. Central Command. The U.S. believes based on early intelligence that significant damage was done but mostly to structures above ground.
The enriched uranium was not destroyed and centrifuges are largely intact, according to one source.
The findings are at odds with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s insistence that Iran’s nuclear program had been “obliterated.”
When asked to comment, Hegseth stuck by his own assessment of the damage done based on the intelligence he’s seen.
This handout satellite image released by Planet Labs shows the Natanz nuclear facilities near Ahmadabad, Iran after airstrikes, June 15, 2025.
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“Based on everything we have seen — and I’ve seen it all — our bombing campaign obliterated Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons,” he said in a statement provided to reporters.
“Our massive bombs hit exactly the right spot at each target—and worked perfectly. The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission,” he added.
ABC News confirmed the report also found evidence that the bombing sealed off the entrances to two of Iran’s nuclear facilities without destroying the underground structure, as first reported by The New York Times.
The enriched uranium was moved and that’s why it was not destroyed in the strikes
-ABC News' Anne Flaherty, Luis Martinez, Selina Wang and Mary Bruce
Jun 24, 2025, 7:37 PM GMT
US State Department offers help to over 27,000
The State Department says it has offered support to over 27,000 people seeking guidance regarding the conflict between Israel and Iran.
"The vast majority of people we are in touch with are seeking information, which we provide regularly," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
"Flights have departed Israel with hundreds of US citizens and lawful permanent residents and their accompanying immediate family members. We are grateful to our partners in the region and around the world for welcoming American citizens," she continued.
The State Department is hoping the ceasefire between Iran and Israel will set the stage for commercial air travel to resume in Israel and ease some of the backlog of travelers looking to get out of the country—but officials anticipate it will be some time before major American and European airlines assess it safe to resume regular flight schedules.
One official said that plans for government-organized charter flights from Israel were disrupted by the security situation in the region as recently as this morning.
-ABC News’ Shannon K. Kingston
Jun 24, 2025, 7:38 PM GMT
El Al airline removes limits on number of passengers per flight
El Al airline says it will no longer limit the number of passengers departing Israel, following the state’s announcement that restrictions on activity at Ben Gurion Airport were lifted. The airline said it will expand its flight schedule to more destinations in the coming days.
Previously, there was a limit of 50 passengers per flight.
