right-wing it... although some right—wing israeli politicians have voiced concerns that the deal is, as one put it, surrender to hamas. it now seems highly likely it will be backed. the deal will also need to be approved by the israeli government, the wider cabinet. hello. let's continue with our coverage of what is happening in terms of the ratification process is on the ceasefire agreement between israel and hamas, which is... is edging slowly closer to becoming reality with the israeli security cabinet meeting injerusalem to ratify it. this picture has been released of that gathering. although some right wing israeli politicians have voiced concerns that the deal

is as one put it a �*surrender to hamas�* it now seems highly likely that it will be backed. the deal will also need to be approved by the israeli government. earlier, prime minister netanhyahu's office posted on social media... pending approval by the security cabinet and the government, and the agreement taking effect, the release of the hostages will be implemented according to the planned framework in which the hostages are expected to be released on sunday. for its part, hamas appears to be committed to the terms of the agreement. of course, no one will know for sure if the ceasefire deal has taken effect until sunday when, if all goes to plan, the first three hostages taken by hamas in october 2023 will be released, the guns will fall silent, and israeli troops will begin to withdraw from gaza. however the fighting is currently still ongoing.

these explosions inside gaza were filmed from the northern border with israel overnight. and officials inside the territory say that more than a hundred people have been killed and more than 260 wounded since the ceasefire agreement was announced earlier this week. let's speak to andrew feinberg, white house correspondent at the independent. andrew, very good to have you with us. in terms of what is going on politically there in the us and who is claiming credit for this, the outgoing biden administration or the incoming donald trump administration, i guess we are going to hear two narratives continuing on that.- continuing on that. good afternoon. _ continuing on that. good afternoon. that - continuing on that. good afternoon. that is - continuing on that. good | afternoon. that is exactly continuing on that. good - afternoon. that is exactly what is happening. shortly before the deal was formally announced by presidentjoe biden, donald trump it took to his social media platform to say that

there had been deal reached and to claim sole credit for the agreement. of course, that is not at all what has happened. shortly after the 2024 election, presidentabide election, president abide ordered election, presidentabide ordered his team to fully involve the incoming trumpet team in the negotiations, —— president biden ordered his team... 0verthe president biden ordered his team... over the past month or so what has happened has been thatjoe biden�*s top negotiator and donald trump's incoming top negotiator, a real estate executive, have been really working hand in hand on this. but mcgurk, biden�*s middle envoy, has been involved in the entire time, they have been working together. they have been briefing, they have all been briefing, they have all been fully briefed on this. this has been a joint effort. so the... president biden

himself has said that he worked to keep the donald trump team fully involved, because in his words, that is what american presidents do.— words, that is what american presidents do. andrew, there were some — presidents do. andrew, there were some suggestions - presidents do. andrew, there l were some suggestions coming out ofjerusalem earlier that the timings on the start of the implementation might sleep possibly moving into monday before those first hostages were released, but as far as you are hearing there in the us, someday is what we are expecting —— sunday is what we are expecting? expecting -- sunday is what we are meeting?— are expecting? based on my conversations _ are expecting? based on my conversations with _ are expecting? based on my conversations with officials, | conversations with officials, they are still looking to sunday to be that time, the date and time at which as you said earlier the guns will fall silent and this whole process will kick off. the israeli government still has to formally approve the deal and there is a legal notice. during which israeli citizens can

petition to block particular palestinian prisoners from being released. but that does not look to be much of an impediment to getting this ceasefire started on time and doing that, getting it done on time it would be a last victory forjoe biden, who would avoid a repeat of what happened in 1980, when iran was holding american hostages and they of course did not get released until shortly after president reagan was sworn in. that would be one last win for biden. find be one last win for biden. and one other _ be one last win for biden. and one other story _ be one last win for biden. and one other story that _ be one last win for biden. and one other story that we are keeping a close eye on today out of the states is of course the supreme court and whether it upholds that ban on tiktok, which would then come into effect on sunday. although we are hearing that president biden�*s administration will not actually enforce that ban, he will leave any decisions for the incoming administration.

what is that going to mean, do you think, for politics in the us and for the come up for all of those many millions of americans who use tiktok. do you think president trump will actually take a different view and somehow managed to actually ensure that the app can be used by americans?— by americans? well, donald trump has _ by americans? well, donald trump has said _ by americans? well, donald trump has said he _ by americans? well, donald trump has said he wants - by americans? well, donald trump has said he wants to | by americans? well, donald . trump has said he wants to find a way to let tiktok continue operating in the us. that is 180 degrees reversal from operating in the us. that is 180 degrees reversalfrom his position during his presidency, when he said that he wanted the 3pp when he said that he wanted the app band. that his administration took preliminary steps to try to do that administratively, of course that did not work and it had to wait until legislation was passed by congress last year. that reversal has a lot to do with who is invested in tiktok, who is lobbing for tiktok, you have some heavy donald trump

backers who are involved in the company. and also quite a bit of flattery from tiktok management, they and their lobbyists have pointed out to mr trump that a lot of the content shared on the application is very favourable to him. and so he likes it, he does not want to take away an option for his supporters to share content that is flattering to him. so he has said he is going to find a way to keep the app running. now, the supreme court is expected to hand down their decision today, they noticed on their website that they are going to release opinions. that is very unusualfor release opinions. that is very unusual for a release opinions. that is very unusualfor a friday, almost unusual for a friday, almost never unusualfor a friday, almost never happens. but the time constraints of this particular case require it, because the ban goes into effect onjanuary 19, that is sunday, the day before biden leaves office and

trump takes office. right now it does look as if the biden administration is going to hold off and we will see what happens. off and we will see what happen— off and we will see what happens. off and we will see what ha ens. �* ., ~ ,, , happens. andrew, thank you very much for all _ happens. andrew, thank you very much for all of _ happens. andrew, thank you very much for all of that. _ and a reminder we will have full live coverage of donald trump's inauguration here on bbc news, with a special programme from washington, starting at 12 gmt on monday. let's stay with the subject of tiktok. many of the millions who use the app are hoping the band will not be upheld. we heard from it influencers. i don't think creators' voices are being heard, i don't think these business are being heard that could be affected by this. i think these decisions are being made at such a high level where you just

feel left out. you kind of feel powerless. even though it's something that's so important, it's truly a lifeline for a lot of people, i don't think that's being taken into consideration as much as you would think it would be. it's why i am where i am today and why i am pursuing art and entertainment in new york to this day. brands and companies, when they want you to do advertisements, they would want it to be on tiktok. so indirectly, tiktok was the majority of my income, yeah, because all brands want their stuff to be promoted on the app. i've been someone who has been on instagram primarily— and tiktok and the audiences do not transfer as much - as you think they would. i know people have hundreds of thousands of tiktok - followers and maybe only 10,000 instagram followers. _ which i know is still a decent chunk but it is not _ a survivable amount - as a creator if that is your only source of income. a survivalable amount - as a creator, if that's your only source of income.

influencing, modelling, it's woman—dominated fields, so tiktok is putting a lot of money into women's pockets, so i would hate to see that go. people are finding community, people who never really had a voice are sharing their stories, so i would hate to see all of that go. let's talk to the managing director_ let's talk to the managing director at _ let's talk to the managing director at marketing - let's talk to the managing - director at marketing company that pares _ director at marketing company that pares brands _ director at marketing company that pares brands with - director at marketing company| that pares brands with relevant social_ that pares brands with relevant social media _ that pares brands with relevant social media influencers. - that pares brands with relevant social media influencers. thank ou for social media influencers. thank you forjoining _ social media influencers. thank you forjoining us _ social media influencers. thank you forjoining us today. - you forjoining us today. social media platforms, we do not really think of borders when it comes to social media. tell us how you here in the uk and the influencers that you work with here in the uk might be affected by what is expected to happen in the us. it is obviously _ to happen in the us. it is obviously a _ to happen in the us. it is obviously a really - to happen in the us. it 3 obviously a really interesting time across the influencer at landscape and social media as a whole. generally in the uk it is business as usual. in the creative space. but i think it probably does have a number of influencers spooked, seeing it

being taken away as easily in the us, what happens of this is the us, what happens of this is the case in the uk? a lot of people only create content on tick—tock —— on tiktok, so they will have to diversify in terms of other platforms and building audiences elsewhere. tiktok has always had this lower barrier to entry is as much as it is short form and a little bit more raw, that is why it has been so popular for younger generations are people building audiences on there. it will be interesting to see how people can convert across to other platforms in the us and at if at some point it happens in the uk. ., ., 4' at some point it happens in the uk. ., ., at some point it happens in the uk. looking ahead, people are t in: to uk. looking ahead, people are trying to diversify _ uk. looking ahead, people are trying to diversify and - uk. looking ahead, people are trying to diversify and read - trying to diversify and read what might happen in the future. in terms of us audiences that uk —based influencers have reached with. .. influencers have reached with... what are those specific concerns around that? potentially, they could lose a lot of people who follow them. yes, of course. i think the bigger concern is ultimately that reach. people enjoy going

viral on social media and that they like being able to have an impact with audiences globally. i think for a lot of uk creators the work that they are going to be doing with brands is going to be very much uk focused. it should not actually impact to greatly, their ability to partner with brands if they are running uk —based campaigns, particularly because we will take a really deep dive into those demographics and we are very data focused, ensuring that we understand where those audiences are based when we partner brands with creators. but it might have an impact on their earning capabilities if for example a brand is in the us, which is a massive market. it is a massive market, and it is the same in music, everybody wants to be able to break america. social media has really been able to help people do that across multiple different markets. i think a lot of brands nowadays, especially savvy brands, are being quite localised in their approach when working with creators. whilst it might

impact earnings for the more global campaigns, a lot of these craters will be doing market specific activities. for those in the uk it should hopefully not impact them too much. . , hopefully not impact them too much. ., ., much. really good to hear your take on that. _ much. really good to hear your take on that. stevie _ much. really good to hear your take on that. stevie johnson, i take on that. steviejohnson, managing director of disrupt marketing. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

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