Trump administration has approved nearly $12 billion in major foreign military sales to Israel
Netanyahu's office says Israel would immediately conduct negotiations on the plan if Hamas agrees to it
Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria are closed during the day Saturday while others opened as usual
Israel's defense ministry says the military has been instructed to prepare to defend a Druze settlement in the suburbs of Damascus in neighboring Syria. It asserts that the minority it has vowed to protect is "under attack" by Syrian forces
The group, Hurras al-Din, announced its dissolution in January
Phase two should begin Sunday, but no progress has been made in ceasefire negotiations, the group says
The process sidesteps a long-standing practice of giving the chairs and ranking members of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees the opportunity to review the sale
First phase of the agreement is set to expire on Saturday
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