BBC Breakfast presenter comforts guest after brother's 'devastating' death

A BBC Breakfast presenter comforted a guest after her brother's "devastating" death on Monday (October 13).

During today's broadcast of the popular morning show, Jon Kay and Sally Nugent brought viewers the latest developments from across the UK and internationally.

Ben Thompson was also in the studio delivering the sports round-up, whilst Simon King provided regular weather updates.

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Today's programme centred largely on the Gaza ceasefire as Hamas started freeing hostages in Israel after two years. The exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees forms a crucial element of the US-backed ceasefire agreement for Gaza.

Crowds have been assembling in Tel Aviv as they wait for updates on the hostages' freedom. Hamas must release 20 who are believed to be alive, along with the remains of 28 others, reports the Express.

Later in the show, Clive Myrie reported live from Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where he interviewed a woman named Inbar Goldstein, whose brother and niece were killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Inbar's sister-in-law and her three children were subsequently kidnapped, before being freed.

Discussing the ceasefire, Inbar said: "I'm ecstatic, I can't even put it into words. You've just described something so awful that happened to my family and to me, and my brother and my niece. But I keep staring at the crowd, being fed by the energy and I'm full of joy.

"I'm thankful, and very mindful and aware of the fact that we are, as you said, feeling both happiness and sadness. How we are both worried and hopeful - that's the way we're kind of used to living our lives. We're heading towards many different types of tears."

Reflecting on her family's heart-wrenching experience, the guest added: "For me, and I've said it a lot during the past period, revenge is not revival. Bringing the hostages back is, so that's my focus now.

"After we finish that part, I think we need to mind ourselves and make peace within ourselves because we're broken and we're devastated, and we're very stressed.

"Now, maybe we'll be able to calm down a little bit and be able to have conversations with ourselves for the first phase, and only then, we'll get stronger than we are now as a nation."

Inbar concluded: "I think it's the most important chapter in our nation's history book... I lost a lot, but there's also much more that is left, and we're still getting some things back that we need to get closure. I'm excited for the future, and still a bit worried for the hostages."

BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC One at 6am