Top stories: 1) Israel indicates cautious optimism over progress made in advancing an outline to see the hostages returned home. 2) Jerusalem stands united in its position – as the Israeli legislature adopts a resolution rejecting unilateral international diktats over the Israel-Palestinian conflict. 3) The United States argues the International Court of Justice has overstepped its mandate in deliberating the status of Jerusalem and the so-called West Bank districts of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, among others.