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Global News Podcast

Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Israel’s cabinet has given its final approval to a Gaza ceasefire deal, despite some ministers’ opposition. It will begin on Sunday with a hostage-for-prisoner exchange. Also: The US Supreme Court upholds a ban on TikTok.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:06.3

I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Saturday, the 18th of January, these are our main stories.

0:13.2

The Israeli cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.

0:18.7

The Chinese social media platform TikTok is to be banned from Sunday.

0:22.4

So what's the reaction from influencers?

0:24.7

And to the US government, I'm never forgetting you for this.

0:28.4

And I'm never going to trust you ever again because you just like that took away millions of

0:33.7

people's income and livelihood.

0:35.9

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is to be held indoors because of the cold.

0:42.8

Also in this podcast, police officers in Malaysia are being told to slim down or not be promoted,

0:48.5

and the Italian orchestra reviving unusual instruments from a century ago.

1:03.7

The Israeli cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza.

1:09.1

The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the first hostages will be released as early as Sunday.

1:12.0

The deal has three stages, with the latter phases aiming to bring a permanent end to the conflict. Some Israeli ministers had threatened to quit

1:17.7

if the ceasefire was approved, saying it rewarded Hamas. From Jerusalem, here's our Middle East

1:23.2

correspondent, Lucy Williamson. The ceasefire deal has now passed the final hurdle in Israel's political process

1:29.9

and is set to begin on Sunday with the first in a series of prisoner exchanges.

1:35.2

Two ministers from far right parties in the coalition voted against the deal,

1:39.6

but the promise of bringing home 33 Israeli hostages won over many others in the cabinet,

1:46.2

like Culture Minister Mickey Zohar.

1:48.0

We came here to vote forward to the deal to bring back our hostages.

1:54.8

It's very hard decision, but we decided to support it because it's very important to us

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