Tue 29-April-2025

Red Cross

ICRC calls for providing health care in the West Bank as humanitarian needs increase

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has stressed the need for safe and timely access to adequate health care in the West Bank as humanitarian needs grow.

ICRC: Gaza is witnessing widespread death, hunger, disappearances and deprivation

The Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Pierre Krähenbühl, said on Monday, “a new inferno has been unleashed on Gaza following the restart of war in the Palestinian territory.”

ICRC: Life in Gaza has become a survival mission

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in the Gaza Strip, Adrian Zimmermann, described the living conditions in the Gaza Strip as hell on earth.

Red Cross warns of humanitarian crisis in occupied West Bank

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed on Monday its concern over the impact of a weeks-long Israeli offensive in the occupied West Bank that has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians.

ICRC says ready to continue facilitating prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said its crews are ready to continue their role in facilitating the exchange of prisoners between Hamas and Israel, despite the challenges, especially the dangers posed by unexploded ordnances and destroyed infrastructure.

Red Cross: Humanitarian situation in Gaza “still tragic”

The Red Cross has described the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Gaza Strip as “still tragic” despite the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah that has brought some hope and stability to a region exhausted by conflict.

Red Cross: The situation in Gaza is catastrophic and there is no information on prisoners

The spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, Hisham Mahna, described the health situation in northern Gaza as terrifying and extremely critical.

ICRC & WHO: The situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic

The International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization have warned of the deteriorating health and humanitarian situation in northern Gaza.

ICRC: Health facilities in southern Gaza reached breaking point

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned on Thursday that all health facilities in the southern Gaza Strip have reached the breaking point due to the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Civil Defense: Red Cross hasn’t delivered supplies to Gaza Strip in 3 months

The Director of Supply for Civil Defense in Gaza, Muhammad Al-Mughair, stressed the dire need for fuel among other materials necessary for the continuation of Civil Defense operations.