Israel accepts U.S. plan to extend truce if half of hostages released, says Hamas refuses

ISRAEL: Trump advances $3 billion weapons sale to Israel, second multi-billion sale in weeks ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE: Hamas rejects Israel's request to extend cease-fire's first stage by six weeks ■ LEBANON: Defense chief Katz says U.S. agreed for IDF to occupy buffer zone indefinitely; Lebanon's new PM calls for 'full Israeli withdrawal' ■ SYRIA: Israel lobbies U.S. to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say