SCOOP: CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has learned that the Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinian refugees to the United States.

His latest report here: bit.ly/3UBbahb

While in Amman, Blinken met privately with a group of Gaza women who managed to leave. 'I heard their stories; I heard the suffering that they endured,' he tells reporters.

Yesterday, I held a call with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt and a call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar to discuss reaching a deal to secure the release of hostages together with an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

The United States will work with Egypt

RATINGS: Face The Nation with @MargBrennan wins across the board on Sunday, April 28.

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Today, Ryan’s wife Anna spoke at the House Foreign Affairs Committee Roundtable on Americans Detained Abroad. See her powerful testimony below. We urge the government to do everything in its power to bring Ryan home. #freeryancorbett

AP -- Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children (one aged 5 days old)
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Today I met with families from Gaza. I heard the suffering that they and their loved ones continue to endure. Some killed or wounded, others displaced.

We are working tirelessly to get more aid to people in Gaza and secure an immediate ceasefire and release of hostages.

Notable acknowledgment.

PRC confirms Hamas & Fatah & PIJ leaders recently traveled to Beijing for talks.

BREAKING: Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah “with or without a deal” as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue apnews.com/article/israel…

More than 130 hostages remain in Hamas captivity, including five U.S. citizens. One of those hostages is Keith Siegel.

His niece spoke to Margaret Brennan and said the recent hostage videos serve as a reminder that Hamas may be ready to make a deal.

Today's moves only apply to Israeli units found to have committed gross abuses before the Gaza war began. The real test will come when investigations of the current conflict start. It will be painful, but IMO it's always better to confront these issues honestly & consistently. 6/

The State Dept said 4 of the 5 Israeli units that committed abuses had gone through 'remediation' and won't be cut off. This is actually the law's purpose, to incentivize militaries to change bad practices and hold abusers accountable. We'll need more facts to judge it here. 5/

Under pressure from Senator Leahy, the author of the law, and others in Congress, the State Department created a new process to apply the law to Israel. It remains imperfect, but today's announcement is a step towards treating Israel as we would any other partner. 4/

Second, it's true that till now the State Dept has in practice not applied Leahy to Israel. This is wrong - while Israel shouldn't be held to a higher standard than other countries on human rights, it shouldn't be held to a uniquely low bar either. 3/ theguardian.com/world/2024/jan…

First, we've enforced the Leahy Laws all over the world, including with close allies. They work because they allow a surgical approach of cutting off individual units instead of denying aid to entire countries. Foreign governments often make changes to avoid getting 'Leahied.' 2/

As a former State Department official responsible for enforcing the Leahy Laws, which prohibit US assistance to units of foreign militaries that commit gross human rights abuses, here are a few thoughts on what's going on with the Leahy Laws and Israel. 1/

This evening Russia attacked Odesa with a ballistic missile and cluster munition, killing several people and wounding many others, including children. The brutal and relentless nature of Russia’s war cannot be overstated as these attacks on civilians are continuing every day.

More and more children continue to be affected by wars and conflicts that could have generational impacts.

Adults must do better by children everywhere.

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'[A]fter a careful process, we found 5 Israeli units responsible for individual incidents of gross violations of human rights. All of these were incidents much before Oct 7, & none took place in Gaza. 4 of these units have effectively remediated these violations' Vedant Patel