BBC Breakfast interrupted for breaking Trump Gaza update: 'This is a big day'

Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt reported the news on BBC Breakfast (Image: BBC)

BBC Breakfast was halted for an important "breaking news" update on Saturday morning. Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt issued an important announcement as Hamas has submitted its response to US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. President Trump ordered Israel to “immediately” stop bombing Gaza as he welcomed Hamas’s partial acceptance of his ultimatum to put an end to the nearly two-year war. In a social media post, Trump says he believes Hamas is "ready for a lasting peace" as he urges Israel to "stop the bombing of Gaza". He also said in a video message that Friday was “a big day.” Meanwhile, Hamas did not address key aspects of the Trump plan. 

Hamas, which is the group that controls Gaza, responded to Trump's 20-point plan on the Strip's future. Its statement is not a complete agreement, but it has accepted some of the fundamental elements that Western and Middle Eastern countries view as necessary for concluding the war.

Trump urges Israel to "stop the bombing of Gaza" (Image: BBC)

So far, they have agreed to release all the remaining Israeli hostages, just hours after Donald Trump issued them a deadline of 18:00 ET (22:00 GMT) on Sunday.

However, they did not refer to disarmament in their statement. They also did not agree to play no further role in the governance of Gaza.

Meanwhile, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, remarked that Hamas's response to Trump's peace plan proposal is "encouraging" and that "this moment must be seized".

Furthermore, Sir Keir Starmer has described Hamas's response to the deal as a "significant step forward."