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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Friday, January 17, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today, will a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas go ahead as planned on Sunday?

Plus how the alliance between House Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump will impact Washington,

and we dig into the debate around the H-1B visa.

Palestinian authorities said late yesterday that Israeli warplanes killed at least 86 people in Gaza, the day after a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas and Israel was announced.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said earlier today that the Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval for the truce.

The U.S. meanwhile yesterday was still confident the ceasefire will begin on Sunday.

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