A senior U.S. official says Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it. The official says Israelis “have more or less accepted” the proposal. It includes the six-week cease-fire in Gaza as well as the release by Hamas of hostages considered vulnerable. A senior Egyptian official says mediators Egypt and Qatar are expected to receive a response from Hamas during the talks set to resume Sunday in Cairo. A deal likely would allow aid to reach hundreds of thousands of desperate Palestinians in northern Gaza.