Israel appeared to back off a major retaliatory strike on Iran on Tuesday at President Donald Trump’s request after Iran targeted civilians in a missile attack on Israel just before the ceasefire went into effect, and then fired more missiles at Israel in violation of the ceasefire.

Israel reportedly had warplanes ready to strike Iran, but backed down after Trump told them, “DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” Around an hour later, Trump said that Israel’s planes would only conduct a “friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran. Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!”

“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home …” Trump added.

All the communication didn’t happen over social media. Both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu confirm they spoke, and the message was “firm and clear.”

The Israeli prime minister’s office said in a statement, “Following a phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israel refrained from carrying out additional strikes. During the conversation, President Trump conveyed his deep appreciation for Israel, which he said had accomplished all of the war’s objectives. The president also expressed confidence in the stability of the ceasefire.”

A senior U.S. official told The New York Times that Trump was “firm and clear” in his conversation with Netanyahu and “the Prime Minister understood the gravity of the situation.”

Israel’s “friendly plane wave” appeared to be an airstrike on a small target north of Tehran. Israeli officials said that their pilots struck a radar installation in Iran, and the planes were on their way home, according to Israeli journalist Amit Segal.

The target that was hit was a radar installation https://t.co/6T54ORXuwm

— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) June 24, 2025

Shortly before the ceasefire went into effect Tuesday morning, Israel bombed Iran, “eliminating hundreds of Basij members and Iranian security personnel,” according to the prime minister’s office. Iran then hit Israel with another attack targeting civilians in Beersheva just before the ceasefire went into effect. At least four people were killed in the strike, and 20 people were wounded.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Iran then violated the ceasefire with another missile attack, as two missiles were reportedly intercepted over northern Israel.

🚨WATCH: The scene of the direct hit from a drone view https://t.co/t0XpcbZbEE pic.twitter.com/pwpOYaMUOH

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) June 24, 2025

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told reporters at the White House, “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f*** they’re doing.” He also accused both Iran and Israel of violating the “complete and total ceasefire” that was agreed to on Monday.

Israel’s retaliatory strike on the Iranian radar installation appeared to be a major step back from what it was planning. Katz said that he, along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, initially instructed the Israel Defense Forces to “forcefully” strike back at Iran.

“I have instructed the IDF, in coordination with the Prime Minister, to respond forcefully to the violation of the ceasefire by Iran through intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran,” Katz said.

Israeli Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir echoed, “In light of the serious ceasefire violation committed by the Iranian regime – we will attack with force.”

New York City’s mayoral race appears to be between Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Mamdani has dominated headlines thanks to his communist promises to freeze rent prices and create city-run grocery stores. Recent polls show him beating Cuomo in the city’s ranked-choice Democrat primary.

But the Democratic socialist isn’t the only crazy leftist in the race. Here are five of the most insane policy proposals from New York City’s mayoral candidates.

Crime-Fighting Therapists

Michael Blake, a former assemblyman who served in the Obama administration, says he would hire “up to 1,000 mental health professionals” to work alongside — or instead of — law enforcement.

“These professionals will be embedded in 911 dispatch systems and trained to de-escalate emergencies without law enforcement presence,” Blake’s website says.

The professionals would include “peer specialists, social workers, and licensed clinicians.”

The goal, Blake says, is to “[ensure] that whenever possible, mental health experts — not law enforcement — take the lead in responding to crises.”

Pave Golf Courses for Affordable Housing

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander plans to solve the city’s housing crisis by paving over four municipal golf courses to build affordable housing.

“The total land area of the combined golf courses is 2,500 acres, roughly three times the size of Central Park,” Lander’s website says.

Lander says four golf courses would provide 50,000 of the 500,000 homes he’s promised in his campaign.

As part of his “affirming housing” policy, Lander plans to build “LGBTQ+ senior housing.”

Abortion “Hospitality Industry”

When Lander isn’t promising to pave golf courses, he’s turning New York City into a one-stop shop for abortion.

Lander’s website promises “safe, effective abortion care if the federal government limits or withdraws the ‘abortion pill.’”

Lander’s vision extends beyond the city to “build a pipeline of abortion providers for NYC and beyond” and “provide targeted, essential support for people traveling from states where abortions are banned who seek care [in New York City].”

Anti-Hate Crime Curriculum for Kindergarteners

State Senator Zellnor Myrie wants to make sure five-year-olds are anti-racists.

“As Mayor, Myrie will expand the city’s existing tolerance curriculum (which is currently only available to older students) to students aged K-5, so that all NYCDOE students, grades K-12, have access to anti-discriminatory and anti-hate curriculum,” Myrie’s website says.

The NYC Public Schools website offers resources on discussing racism in the classroom — including from the Anti-Defamation League, an organization that encouraged a counterterrorism agency to open an investigation into Daily Wire host Matt Walsh.

Myrie’s policy doesn’t elaborate on the “existing tolerance curriculum,” but it probably doesn’t include Walsh’s hit documentary “Am I Racist?”

$65 Million to Trans the Kids

In addition to copying the communist playbook, Mamdani wants to spend millions on “gender-affirming” trans procedures for adults and children, The Daily Wire reported.

Mamdani’s plan directly opposes President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict transgender procedures for minors.

Mamdani’s administration would also “investigate and hold public hearings on hospitals that deny trans youth their rightful healthcare and hold them accountable to the law” and turn New York City into a “sanctuary city” for the LGBTQ community.