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Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, thousands of protesters have filled the streets of the US Capitol. Demonstrators are concerned about what Trump's next presidency may mean for women, migrants, and refugees. Similar protests were planned across other major US cities on Saturday.

A ceasefire in Gaza is due to come into effect in less than 18 hours—at 06:30 GMT on Sunday. It's expected to halt more than 15 months of Israel's war, which has killed nearly 47,000 Palestinians and injured more than 110,000. But since the agreement was announced, there's been no letup in Israeli strikes on Palestinians.

Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been steadfast in his approach since October 7, 2023, emphasizing that his focus is not on pursuing a ceasefire but on negotiating a hostage deal. Bishara suggests there are political, policy, and strategic reasons driving Netanyahu’s stance. Politically, he argues that Netanyahu’s personal and political future, as well as the stability of his coalition, depend on the continuation of the war, the defeat of Hamas, and achieving the stated goals of the conflict. Bishara emphasizes that maintaining the war effort is crucial for Netanyahu to preserve his coalition and political survival, as yielding to external pressures from Hamas, Egypt, Qatar, or the US could undermine his position.

A ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas has gone into effect after a nearly three-hour delay. The statement came after Hamas named the three Israeli female captives to be freed on Sunday as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Netanyahu said earlier that Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three captives it’s set to release in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.

As the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles’ history ravage the city, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been fanning the flames of misinformation. The owner of social media platform X has injected himself into this story, weaponising it against California’s Democratic leadership and contorting the facts to attack the state’s progressive policies. His quarterbillion-dollar investment in the Trump campaign may have earned him a seat at the top table, but – as his meddling in British and German politics

The long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas brings to a halt more than 15 months of genocidal war on the occupied Gaza Strip. Its timing - on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration - also raises uncomfortable questions about the Biden administration's role in earlier peace talks. Diana Buttu, a Palestinian human rights lawyer and former peace negotiator, joins us to discuss the deal's implications and the prospects for a lasting truce. Elon Musk's unstoppable misinformation machine As the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles' history ravage the city, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has been fanning the flames of misinformation. The owner of social media platform X has injected himself into this story, weaponising it against California’s Democratic leadership and contorting the facts to attack the state’s progressive policies. His quarterbillion-dollar investment in the Trump campaign may have earned him a seat at the top table, but - as his meddling in British and German politics shows - Musk is still not satisfied.

Victoria Rose is a British senior plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has been on two medical missions to Gaza since October 7, 2023. In this interview of Al Jazeera’s new series Reframe, author and journalist Fatima Bhutto speaks to Victoria Rose about the devastating effect of the war on the healthcare system in Gaza, including severe lack of food, specialist doctors, medical supplies and difficulties in access for international aid groups. During her time in Gaza, Victoria Rose worked around the clock and close to 90% of her cases were children. She tells us about the extreme injuries she saw and the psychological effects of the war.

A decade ago, US President Barack Obama stunned the world, announcing that the US and Cuba would re-establish diplomatic ties after more than half a century. That breakthrough was then shut down by the Trump administration which hit the island nation with new sanctions. The Biden administration largely stuck with the Trump policy until this week, when the two countries again announced a surprise deal.

The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that will ban social media platform TikTok in less than 48 hours. It says the app must be sold by its Chinese parent company, or be removed from the US market.

Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not relent until all the captives are released. He also says that the deal was achieved with the cooperation of US President Joe Biden and President-Elect Donald Trump.