Red Cross

Knesset rejects proposed bill aimed at preventing Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees

An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.

A view shows a Red Cross vehicle outside the Israeli military prison Ofer ahead of the expected release of Palestinian prisoners, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, January 30, 2025.
Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025.

Supreme Court rules Israel’s ban on Red Cross visits to detainees unlawful

Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, poses for a photo as members of the Supervisory Committee on the Detainees Release Agreement attend the closing ceremony of a meeting between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group, in Amman, Jordan, May 14, 2026.

Yemen government, Houthis to release more than 1,600 prisoners in conflict's largest swap

An Iranian nurse prepares medication at a hospital, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026.

Medical supply shortages loom in Iran as civilians bear the cost of ongoing conflict, UN warns


Tanzanian student Joshua Loitu Mollel identified as hostage returned Wednesday night, PMO confirms

The Prime Minister's Office expressed that it shared in the sorrow of Mollel's family.

Joshua Loitu Mollel

Hostage remains identified as Itay Chen, last Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza

Notably, this leaves Hadar Goldin as the last remaining murdered hostage who was taken during active IDF service.

Staff-Sergeant Itay Chen.

Neutra, Daniel families urge PM to 'act with same determination' to return all slain hostages

"It is being done," Netanyahu told them, saying that he is "determined to return all the fallen hostages for proper burial."

Hostage families hold a picture of slain hostage Omer Neutra and yellow balloons on October 18, 2025.

Hostages Asaf Hamami, Omer Neutra, Oz Daniel's remains identified, PMO confirms

The National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir identified the remains of the fallen soldiers who were taken captive during the October 7 massacre.

An IDF honor guard standing above the coffins holding the remains of three murdered hostages, November 2, 2025.

Blaze at Mexico store kills 23, including children

Deadly fire engulfed a discount store in the city center of Hermosillo during Day of the Dead celebrations.

Forensic technicians work in the area where a fire inside a store killed multiple people, in Hermosillo, Mexico, November 1, 2025.

High Court hears petition on Israeli prevention of Red Cross access to Palestinian prisoners

Petitioners asserted that Israel's suspension of Red Cross access to Palestinian prisoners, instituted after the October 7 massacre, violates Israeli law and conventional international norms.

Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025.

Red Cross decries Hamas staging of hostage remains discovery as 'unacceptable'

An ICRC statement declared that the organization was "unaware" of the staging, and emphasized that "the return of remains to loved ones must not be politicized."

Red Cross officials undertake excavations in search for remains of slain hostages in the Gaza Strip, October 27, 2025

Hamas intends to use bulldozers to bury hostage remains, not recover them, Israel suspects - KAN

According to KAN, Israeli officials were notified of Hamas's actions in the video as they happened.

Palestinian gunmen walk as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.

Egypt takes lead in Gaza crisis, steering regional stabilization efforts - analysis

Egypt is taking the lead in Gaza's stabilization efforts, coordinating with global partners to ensure peace and aid delivery.

A staff member is seen at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

WATCH: IDF drone catches Hamas staging hostage Ofir Tzarfati's 'burial, discovery' in Gaza

The video, filmed by an IDF drone that had been in the area, shows Hamas members placing Tzarfati's remains in a freshly dug hole before covering the remains with dirt.

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) searching for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, October 28, 2025.