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Macron arrives in Beirut, Israel's cabinet to vote on Gaza cease-fire deal: Everything you need to know this Friday

Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Friday, Jan. 17.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 17, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Lebanon to meet its new leaders.• Developments in the Gaza cease-fire deal.• Israel's cabinet to vote on Gaza cease-fire deal today.Houses destroyed in Israeli strikes lie in ruin, ahead of a cease-fire set to take effect on Sunday, in Gaza City Jan. 16, 2025. (Credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters) Israeli strikes kill over 80 people, endanger hostages as negotiators finalize truce: Israeli attacks killed at least 82 people across Gaza yesterday as negotiators ironed out remaining differences in the deal, postponing until today Israel’s cabinet vote on the truce. Hamas, the same day, warned that the strikes hit near locations where hostages were being...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 17, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Lebanon to meet its new leaders.• Developments in the Gaza cease-fire deal.• Israel's cabinet to vote on Gaza cease-fire deal today.Houses destroyed in Israeli strikes lie in ruin, ahead of a cease-fire set to take effect on Sunday, in Gaza City Jan. 16, 2025. (Credit: Hatem Khaled/Reuters) Israeli strikes kill over 80 people, endanger hostages as negotiators finalize truce: Israeli attacks killed at least 82 people across Gaza yesterday as negotiators ironed out remaining differences in the deal, postponing until today Israel’s cabinet vote on the truce. Hamas, the same day, warned that the strikes hit near locations where hostages...