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The State Department announced the findings Monday about five Israeli units, including four determined to have 'remediated' problems. The violations came before the Oct. 7 attack. 'All of these were incidents much before October 7 and none took place in Gaza. Four of these units have effectively remediated these violations, which is what we expect partners to do,' a State Department spokesman said. It comes amid tensions with the administration over Israel's war in Gaza, despite 'iron-clad' U.S. support for Israel.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the latest proposal for a truce 'extraordinarily generous,' and urged Hamas to act on it 'quickly.' He is in Saudi Arabia for meetings Monday.

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, Israel has warned Egypt that this is the 'last chance' for a truce agreement as Hamas reveals it has 'no major issues' with striking a deal with the country. A Hamas delegation is due to arrive today in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-awaited hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip after nearly seven months of bloody conflict. But Israel has chillingly warned that if an agreement is not made imminently, Tel Aviv is set to launch its long-planned ground assault in Rafah. According to news site Ynet, the Israeli authorities made the statement after discussions between chief Israeli and Egyptian officials on the hostage deal with Hamas ended on Friday. Egypt, Qatar , and the US have been trying to mediate an agreement between Israel and Hamas for months, as the death toll in Gaza climbs to worrying heights and desperate calls for a deal intensify.

A US citizen is one of two hostages to speak in a new kidnap video released by Hamas today. Keith Siegel, 64, appears alongside Omri Miran, 46, in the edited three-minute video, which sees the pair call for a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel . The proof-of-life clip seems to have been recorded recently with Mr Siegel mentioning the Passover holiday, which began on April 22, and Mr Miran saying he has been held captive for 202 days, which suggests he was speaking on April 26.

The 24-year-old, born in California and taken from the Nova Festival on October 7, was seen in a video posted by Hamas where he blamed Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days. His parents Jon Polin told Good Morning America that seeing his son alive after more than 200 days was overwhelming and bittersweet. 'A total mix of emotional, first and foremost, relief and gratitude to both see him and hear him. There is something about that multi-sensory [experience] was really overwhelming,' Polin said. 'He's alive! Assuming this video is current, which we believe it is, he's alive. Goldberg-Polin's mother Rachel Goldberg-Polin agreed, saying it was an 'extremely emotional' experience. She added: 'Lots of tears. To be honest, I wasn't even listening to the content, I was just hearing my only son's voice and seeing him move and trying to look into his eyes. However, Jolin also said the video gave him reasons to be concerned, as he believes it shows that his son could be medically compromised. Jolin added: The flipside of that is we as parents know our son better than anybody and we see a level of distress and some things than concern us about his health, not only obviously his arm that we knew was blown off. 'Hersh is really thin, he's always been really thin, and he looked kind of puffy in the video. There was like a swelling that concerned us around his face, neck, shoulders. It causes us a little bit of concern. We've talked to some doctors who have said it could perhaps be a form of Edema or a no protein diet.'

The 24-year-old (rightand inset), who was taken from the Nova Festival on October 7, was seen in a video posted by Hamas today blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days. Goldberg-Polin, born in California in March 2000, has spent more than six months as a hostage and was seen with a shaved head and part of his arm and his left hand missing. Following the distressing footage, Hersh's parents urged Netanyahu to not 'waste any more time' and bring the hostages home as a 'top priority'. The heartbroken family added the 'video serves as an urgent call to take swift and decisive action', warning the Israeli Prime Minister that 'time is rapidly running out' for the remaining hostages held captive by Hamas.

The 24-year-old was seen in a video posted by Hamas today blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 24, was seen in a video posted by Hamas today blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days. Goldberg-Polin, who can be seen missing his left hand and part of his arm, begins by identifying himself, before saying: ' I was arrested on October 7 at the Nova Festival in Rei'm. I went out seeking entertainment with my friends.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 24, was seen in a video posted by Hamas today blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days.

In Brooklyn on Tuesday, protesters held a Passover Sedar, a ritual holiday meal and service, while urging Schumer, the highest elected Jewish American, to support an end to providing US weapons for Israel's war in Gaza, organizers said in a statement. 'Hundreds will risk arrest while demanding Senator Schumer, who has recently spoken sharply against Netanyahu, take the next step and stop arming Israel,' the statement said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed to DailyMail.com that 209 people were detained, though an official number of arrests will not be available until later Wednesday morning, as some of the mob may just receive a summons.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to a two-state solution and said he should resign. She joins a growing list of prominent Democrats who have given blistering critiques of the Israeli leader or called for him to step down over his handling of the war in Gaza.  'We recognize Israel's right to protect itself. We reject the policy and the practice of Netanyahu,' Pelosi said during an interview with Ireland's RTE News. 'What could be worse than what he has done in response?'

Reports on Saturday claimed that the Biden administration was planning on imposing sanctions on Israel's Netzah Yehuda battalion, accused of human rights violations in the West Bank. But Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister said: 'If anyone thinks they can impose sanctions on a unit of the IDF - I will fight it with all my strength'. Last Friday, the US sanctioned several settlers in the West Bank who were accused of violating Palestinians' rights

This is the horrifying moment a car rammed into ultra-Orthodox Jewish pedestrians in a 'terror attack' that left at least three injured before the suspects fled the scene in Jerusalem .Footage of the shocking Monday attack shows two suspected 'terrorists' speeding around the bend of Techelet Mordechai Street, Romema, as three Jewish people stood chatting on the corner of the road.A white car can be seen driving at a steady pace before it begins veering onto the pavement where the pedestrians are standing, unaware of what is about to take place. Before the three individuals have an opportunity to move from their spot, the car accelerates and ploughs into them, where they are sent flying through the air. Two of the Jewish pedestrians are flung over the dashboard of the car, while the third is thrown off to the side towards a brick wall.

The statement comes hours after a rabbi at Columbia University has cautioned Jewish students against returning to campus due to 'extreme antisemitism' amid a days-long protest in support of Palestine. Now, the White House has had to issue a statement blasting the far left demonstrators in the latest example of what critics believe is a virus of anti-Semitism on Ivy League campuses. 'While every American has the right to peaceful protest, calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting Jewish students and the Jewish community are blatantly anti-Semitic, unconscionable, and dangerous - they have absolutely no place on any college campus, or anywhere in the United States of America,' said White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates.

Health workers have uncovered at least 50 bodies of people killed and buried by Israeli forces in the courtyard at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, Gaza's civil defence said Sunday. Israel's military said it was checking the reports. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defence agency, alleged some of those killed had been tortured. Hamas , in a separate statement, condemned what it said was a 'mass grave of those executed in cold blood and buried with military bulldozers in the hospital's courtyard'. Earlier this week, a mass grave was reportedly discovered at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City following a two-week siege.

Netanyahu (left) threatened action 'in the coming days' and promised Israeli forces would 'deliver additional and painful blows' without specifying further. Despite an international outcry, Netanyahu has repeatedly said that the army will launch a ground assault on Rafah, a southern Gaza city so far spared an Israeli invasion where more than 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge. Israeli strikes (inset) on Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday. Netanyahu has faced pressure within Israel, with an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv (right) on Saturday demanding action to secure the release of hostages.

Seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed by Israeli forces while their convoy was moving to deliver aid in what the UN chief labelled an 'unconscionable' attack. The Polish aid worker, Damian Sobol, from south-eastern Poland, took part in delivering aid to Ukrainian refugees following the Russia-Ukraine war and also helped during Turkiye's massive earthquake. Today, over two weeks since his killing, a memorial event honouring his life began at the Przemysl train station, where in 2022 he started his aid career after thousands of Ukrainians arrived. The procession then ended with a funeral ceremony at the cemetery in his home town of Przemysl.

On Thursday, Israel launched successful retaliatory strikes targeting a sensitive military site in central Iran. And today, Biden should be thanking Israel for teaching him how to play hardball in the Middle East. For the mullahs have backed down. The Iranians are signaling their desire to stop this escalating conflict - for now. The Israeli strikes hit near the city of Isfahan, more than 200 miles south of Tehran.Iran appears to have been caught off-guard by this attack indicating that Israel may have deployed a weapons capability that its enemies - perhaps even the US - were unaware that it possessed.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Britain was once nicknamed the 'sick man of Europe' because of its stricken economy. With 2.8million people aged 16 to 64 apparently unable to work due to ill health, that title can be taken literally. We are spending an eye-watering £69billion a year to support rising numbers claiming long-term sickness and disability benefits - more than twice the annual school budget. Not only is it a drain on the nation's resources and an obstacle to growth, but fewer workers are paying higher taxes to fund handouts. Something has to give.

London's police service issued a statement on Friday afternoon apologising after Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) boss Gideon Falter was stopped from walking through a pro-Palestine march last Saturday by a Met officer. The Met's initial statement accused counter-protesters at the regular rallies of being 'provocative' by filming themselves as they turned up on the routes to express their views. Mr Falter maintains he was 'going for a walk' after attending synagogue. But after the CAA furiously accused the force of 'abject victim blaming' it pulled the statement, replacing it with a further apology for causing further offence which added: 'Being Jewish is not a provocation'.

Video of the officer speaking to Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) boss Gideon Falter at the side of a pro-Palestine procession on Saturday was shared by the group. The officer can be heard saying to Mr Falter, who is wearing a kippah: 'You are quite openly Jewish. This is a pro-Palestinian march. I am not accusing you of anything but I am worried about the reaction to your presence.' In a response to Thursday's video published today, the Met said the officer's choice of words as 'poor' - but appeared to suggest that some counter-protesters at Gaza marches were being deliberately 'provocative and inviting a response'.

Three ministers and government legal experts met at the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday to discuss how they would manage arrest warrants over conduct in Gaza

The city of Isfahan in central Iran was struck at 5am local time, with Israeli drones reported to have targeted an Air Force base which long has been home to Iran's fleet of American-made F-14 Tomcats - purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Isfahan is also a known hotbed for Iran's nuclear research and houses drone production plants - but the attack is thought to have caused little material damage, and no casualties have been reported. Iranian officials sought to downplay any significant damage to its military facilities and outright denied any nuclear plants were destroyed, while Iranian state TV this morning released footage of an undisturbed Isfahan to cast doubt on reports the city had been hit. Dr Andreas Krieg, an expert on Middle Eastern security and Senior Lecturer School of Security Studies at King's College London, told MailOnline that such a limited strike could be seen as an effort by Tel Aviv to climb down from a major kinetic conflict.

Iran sought to downplay any significant damage to its military facilities and outright denied any nuclear plants were destroyed, as officials told Reuters that Tehran has no plan for immediate retaliation against Israel - contradicting statements made by several senior politicians earlier this week. A regional US intelligence source later told CNN that direct exchanges of strikes between Israel and Iran were now 'over', suggesting a wider war could be averted. But the measured nature of Israel's response appears to have been poorly received by the hard-right elements of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet, as Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir - who previously said his country should 'go berserk' on Iran - declared the explosions in Iran 'feeble'. With Netanyahu (top left) facing pressure from within his own government to respond more forcefully - and seeking to distract the international community from criticising Israel's brutal bombardment of Gaza - some experts suggested the Israeli PM could pursue a more protracted, simmering conflict.