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A man has been arrested in connection with the alleged prison escape of Daniel Khalife, the Met has said.

The 24-year-old was arrested on Wednesday morning on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Evidence handed to Metropolitan Police war crimes unit also includes details about British nationals fighting in the Israeli army

UK police said Tuesday that specialist officers will assess whether to open a war crimes probe into Israel's war with Hamas, following a referral from an advocacy group for Palestinians.It opened an investigation in 2021 into Israel as well as Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups for possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories.

Officers arrested a 34-year-old man, a 58-year-old woman and another woman, 36, at about 4pm on Saturday before they were taken into custody at a west London police station.

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters took to the capital's streets on Saturday, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza - with nine arrested.

A huge Met operation is under way with more than 1,700 officers to be on the streets as hundreds of thousands gather to protest against the ongoing war in Gaza.

Some 1,700 police officers from the Met and other UK forces have been mobilised amid fears the escalating tension in Yemen will bring more activists to the streets of the capital.

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator at a central London protest on Saturday blamed the US and Israel for the Oct 7 Hamas attacks.

Despite police warnings, protesters were filmed celebrating the October 7 attacks and Hamas.