Israel and the occupied territories | ICRC
The ICRC works closely with the Palestine Red Crescent Society in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip and with Magen David Adom in Israel. This includes coordinating humanitarian activities, exchanging technical knowledge, and …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC completes second phase …
4 days ago · This phase began with the safe transfer of four hostages from Gaza to Israeli authorities. Throughout the release process, the ICRC’s primary concern was ensuring the secure transfer of those held hostage. ... reunited across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and deliver critical humanitarian assistance into Gaza. Note to editors ...
Information for people affected by the conflict in Gaza and the …
Dec 16, 2024 · Did ICRC teams evacuate Gaza? Are local staff left behind? Following security procedures, ICRC teams were obliged to relocate within the Gaza Strip in October 2023.
A statement on Gaza and Israel from the president of the ICRC
Mar 11, 2024 · Geneva (ICRC) – Five months into the escalation of hostilities, which began with the horrific events in Israel on 7 October, the situation in the Gaza Strip degenerates by the hour. There is nowhere safe for people to go.
Gaza: ICRC calls for protection of civilians and hopes for an …
May 7, 2024 · Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian population given the more than 1 million displaced …
Gaza: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose ... - ICRC in Iran
Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) cautions the parties to the conflict, and the international community, about the dire impact of increased and sustained armed hostilities in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Humanitarian Situation Update #257 | Gaza Strip | OCHA
The Gaza Strip is generally covered on Tuesdays and the West Bank on Thursdays. Today’s update is exceptionally issued on a Wednesday. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. ... (ICRC), which subsequently facilitated the release of 90 Palestinian detainees, including 69 women and 21 children, from Israeli prisons.
Israel, West Bank and Gaza - United States Department of State
Jan 20, 2025 · Independent Monitoring: In the West Bank, the PA permitted the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to detainees to assess treatment and conditions. The ICRC continued its regular visits to detention and interrogation facilities. ... Palestinian detainees held by Israeli authorities in the Gaza Strip reported to local and ...
With Gaza ceasefire comes challenge of collecting the dead | AP …
5 days ago · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The corpses keep coming every day, sometimes dozens at a time, brought to morgues in the Gaza Strip after being pried from under 15 months of rubble and pulled from battle zones long too dangerous for search-and-rescue teams to …
FAQs on ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories | ICRC
The ICRC considers Gaza to remain occupied Palestinian territory on the basis that Israel still exercises key elements of authority over the strip, including over its borders (airspace, sea, and land – at the exception of the border with Egypt).