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them decide to move out. It's Thursday, January 16th. I'm Kate Bullivan for the Wall Street

Journal filling in for Luke Vargas.

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We begin in Gaza, where Palestinians have been celebrating, after a ceasefire deal that had

eluded negotiators for months was finally agreed yesterday.

The deal also brings relief to many Israelis, as it paves the way for the release of dozens of hostages held in the strip.

Journal reporter Annette Pellet has been following the preparations to receive them, and she joins me now. And that last time we had

a ceasefire to release hostages, it was back in November 23. What can we expect this time around?

So in the first stage of the deal, which is going to last 42 days, we're going to see 33 hostages,

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