JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to present a diluted Gaza withdrawal plan to his Cabinet for a vote Sunday to secure the support of hard-liners in his Likud Party and delay a coalition crisis, officials said.

JERUSALEM - A Supreme Court judge asked Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday to delay a vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan for two days. The plan had a one-vote Cabinet majority after the premier on fired two ministers opposed to the withdrawal on Friday.

JERUSALEM - Three government ministers sought a compromise Sunday that would allow them to support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan. Sharon has said he will put the plan to a Cabinet vote Sunday, even though it could lead to the collapse of his fragile coalition.