It's Thursday, January 16th.
I'm Erin Ryan filling in for Jane Coston and this is what a day.
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There are so many above the fold headlines today that in order for all of it to fit on a physical newspaper, they'd have to either make the font really small or the paper really big.
But let's start with the biggest headline on a day of a temporary deal between Hamas and Israel.
The 42 day deal involves the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza and it puts a pause on the 15 month war.
President Biden spoke about the deal at the White House on Wednesday, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as at long last.
I can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas.
The Israeli government is expected to vote on whether or not to ratify the deal on Thursday morning.
But as news traveled, war weary Gazans celebrated what might be the light at the end of a very long dark tunnel.
Some Palestinian kids celebrated when they heard the news hearing.
That really brings home how affected they were by all of this.
By now most of us are familiar with the Israel Hamas war by the numbers, fighting began shortly after Hamas's surprise attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023.
More than 1,200 people, mostly Israelis, died in the attack.
Around 250 were taken hostage.
Israel responded by waging a devastating military campaign in Gaza.
Palestinian health officials say more than 46,000 people have been killed in Israel's ground in Air assaults, more than half of them women and children.
Analysts say the death toll is probably an undercount.
The International Court of Justice is currently weighing whether Israel's actions in Gaza constitute genocide.