2025-01-17
14 分钟Good morning.
It's Friday, January 17th.
I'm Shemitah Basu.
This is Apple News today.
On today's show, how the LA fires threatened to wipe out California's home insurance industry.
The biggest stars in women's basketball are launching a new league.
And a behind the scenes conversation with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott about severance season two.
But first, a quick check in on the state of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal has been struck to return hostages held in Gaza
and move forward with a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The deal was on shaky ground as of yesterday when Israel claimed Hamas had reneged on details of the ceasefire.
Hamas leadership disputed that and said they were still committed to it.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday projected confidence
that the agreement will go into effect starting as planned on Sunday.
Look, it's not exactly surprising that in a process,
in a negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end.
Both sides have so far agreed to an initial six week ceasefire with later phases of the deal not yet fleshed out.
This story is sure to keep moving quickly today and through the weekend.
You can find the latest in the Apple News app.
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