UK welcomes ceasefire in Israel Iran conflict as 'fragile situation' remains

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The UK has welcomed news of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, as both sides announced they had agreed to stop fighting.
Israel's government confirmed on Tuesday morning it had agreed to the ceasefire plan, proposed by US President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump first claimed an agreement had been reached overnight, but both Israel and Iran were initially silent.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his nation had agreed to the bilateral ceasefire in co-ordination with Tehran.
It followed a final onslaught of missiles targeting Israel early on Tuesday, which killed at least four people.
Israel in turn launched a blitz of airstrikes targeting sites across Iran before dawn.
Mr Netanyahu reasoned to his security cabinet that Israel had achieved all its goals in its 12-day war against Iran, including removing the threat of its nuclear programme.
'Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire,' the Israeli prime minister warned.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast after news of Israel's agreement to the deal broke, Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said it was 'good news, if the ceasefire holds'.
He also told the BBC: 'I welcome the Israeli statement. It's obviously a fragile situation in the Middle East.
'A number of people have been killed overnight in missile strikes, but I think the whole world will hope that the ceasefire will hold and that Iran will come forward with a credible plan that shows that it will not pursue the development of a nuclear weapon.'