Hi there, from CNN. I'm Charlie Drever with the five things you need to know for Thursday, October 9th.

That's the sound of Palestinians celebrating in Khan Yunus, as Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan.

The news came officially from a social media post by President Donald Trump, who called it

a quote, Great Day for the Arab and Muslim world, Israel, all surrounding nations.

The announcement has been met with widespread relief and optimism from leaders around the world.

With more on what's been agreed, here's CNN's Jeremy Diamond.

There are four key components to the first phase of this agreement, an immediate ceasefire

that would of course take effect.

The withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of the Gaza Strip redeploying to pre-agreed lines of control inside of Gaza in what is an

initial withdrawal of Israeli forces, followed by the release of Israeli hostages being held

by Hamas and the release of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails. Alongside all of that,

we are also expecting to see a surge of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Trump told Fox News that Israeli hostages held in Gaza are likely to be released on Monday.

His announcement of the agreement does not mention some of the sticking points in the proposal,

including Hamas disarmament

and the future governance of Gaza.

Let's check in now with the latest on the government shutdown.

Competing stop-gap bills from Republicans and Democrats yesterday both failed to advance in the Senate.

And last night, the FAA reported that six facilities had a shortage of air traffic controller

staff, including centers in Denver, New Mexico, California, Washington, D.C., Newark, New Jersey,

and Orlando, Florida.

Sources say House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a call with House Republicans later

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