Red Cross

Israel returned bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza following Ran Gvili's return, Red Cross confirms

The transfer of the Palestinians' remains came following the discovery of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili's remains and as part of the deal to end the war in Gaza.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A Red Cross vehicle operates in an area within Yellow Line in Gaza City, November 12, 2025
A FIRE in the top floors of a Bronx apartment building in New York City, January 24, 2026.

New York apartment building gas leak fire kills one, injures several

Fire department units were on the scene before the fire began, investigating reports of gas being smelled on the 15th and 16th floors of the building. While on scene, a gas explosion occurred.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Palestinian Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025.

In coordination with Israel, Hamas renews search for final hostage Ran Gvili in Gaza

The search is occurring in Zeitoun, in northern Gaza. The neighborhood is split by the Yellow Line that divides the Strip between Hamas and Israel-controlled territories.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Israel kidnaps PIJ terrorist in covert op. in Hamas-controlled Gaza, pursuing Ran Gvili - report

The terrorist was reportedly taken from an area near Palestine Square in Gaza City. The IDF has declined to comment on the matter, according to Army Radio.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Red Cross sets up Rafah emergency field hospital

Staff at the new facility will be able to treat around 200 people a day and can provide emergency surgical care and manage mass casualties as well as provide pediatric and other services.

MAY 14, 2024ByREUTERS
Volunteers from Emirates Red Crescent prepare parcels with humanitarian aid for Gaza to be transferred through the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2024.

Attack on ICRC convoy in Sudan's South Darfur kills two drivers, wounds three

The team was on its way back from Layba to assess the humanitarian situation of communities affected by armed violence in the region when the incident occurred, the ICRC said.

MAY 3, 2024ByREUTERS
A boy sits atop a hill overlooking a refugee camp near the Chad-Sudan border, November 9, 2023. Hundreds of Masalit families from Sudan's West Darfur state were relocated here months after fleeing to the Chadian border town of Adre, following an ethnically targeted massacre in El Geneina.

Dehumanizing Palestinians has hurt Israel - opinion

Dehumanization plays a significant role in exacerbating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by perpetuating cycles of violence and animosity.

MARCH 26, 2024ByAYALA KRAMER
THE WRITER travels to Washington for the ‘March for Israel’ in November.

Red Cross denies NGO's claim it's involved in terror 'pay-for-slay' policy

New Palestinian Media Watch expose quoted PLO Prisoner Affairs Authority chief, who described the Red Cross as “an essential partner in the process that enables payment to imprisoned Palestinians."

MARCH 19, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
A Red Cross vehicle carrying hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at the Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 28, 2023.

Reporters ask hostage families about Palestinian prisoners, Gaza ceasefire

Only one reporter asked if the Israeli government had shared any information regarding the status of any of their loved ones held in Gaza.

MARCH 11, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dana Shem Tov, sister of Omer Shem Tov, 21, an Israeli hostage kidnapped on the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, shouts slogans next to other relatives, friends and supporters during a rally calling for the hostages' release, amid the ongoing conflict

US Senate foreign relations committee pens letter for reconsideration of new ICRC head

The Red Cross has been heavily scrutinized for failing to visit Israeli hostages and not reporting that the hostages had been taken to Shifa Hospital. 

MARCH 7, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pierre Krahenbuhl Commissioner-General of the UNRWA attends a news conference in Geneva

Prince William must support the Jewish community by listening to it - opinion

The Prince of Wales’ visit to the British Red Cross came on the same day as a statement made by His Royal Highness, giving his perspective on the Israel-Hamas war.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024ByBEN M. FREEMAN
PRINCE WILLIAM listens to Pascal Hundt, senior crisis manager of the International Committee of the Red Cross, video calling from Gaza, during the prince’s visit to the British Red Cross at its headquarters in London last week.

Is the Red Cross really neutral on Israel?

Jewish distrust of the ‘middle man’ organization – accused of refusing to deliver vital medications to hostages – dates back to the Holocaust.

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByJUDITH SUDILOVSKY
HOSTAGES’ FAMILIES and supporters protest outside a meeting of ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, and in Hostage Square, in Tel Aviv, in December 2023.

Activists fast in 136 hour hunger strike for Gaza hostages in Geneva

The six activists, fasting one hour per hostage held captive in Gaza, wish to protest against the Red Cross for its "ineffectual response" to the crisis.

FEBRUARY 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk by photographs of civilians held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv. December 26, 2023.

Israel blocks information on detained Hamas terrorists to Red Cross

An N12 report last week revealed that Israel intended to hand over information regarding Hamas terrorists taken from Gaza and jailed in Israel.

JANUARY 25, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis protest against the Red Cross at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. December 14, 2023.