Red Cross

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

Israel’s High Court ruled the state’s blanket ban on Red Cross visits to security prisoners unlawful, citing lack of legal basis, decades of precedent, and violations of detainee rights.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
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.
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

The conflict erupted after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the government the following year.

|ByREUTERS
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

As Iran’s war continues, medical shortages loom, with critical supplies in jeopardy. The regime’s actions are felt globally, and citizens bear the brunt of the crisis.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

UK to provide over $6 million in emergency funding for Lebanon aid

"The actions of this proscribed terrorist group - at the instigation of the Iranian regime - are once again drawing the people of Lebanon into a conflict they do not want," Cooper said.

|ByREUTERS

Who is Stefanie Eller, the Red Cross official seen alongside Hamas? – opinion

We become irritated when people fail to act as we expect. It infuriates us to see a representative of the organization sitting next to a masked terrorist, signing “release documents” for civilians.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByAMIT SLONIM
A Palestinian Hamas terrorist and a member of the Red Cross sign documents during the handover of hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami as part of the hostage deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Eller is standing to the left, February 8, 2025.

Red Cross: We 'assisted in critical op.' allowing hostage families to lay loved ones to rest

The ICRC has been widely criticized across Israel for not visiting hostages in Gaza captivity and for partaking in Hamas's propaganda ceremonies.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Red Cross workers outside the Ofer prison, near Jerusalem, from where Palestinian terror convicts will be released as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, January 30, 2025.

Israeli hearts have been shattered, but the nation is still breathing - comment

Despite the heartbreak from the return of the slain hostages, we should not confuse tears for weakness or bowed heads for a nation whose spirit is broken.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByHERB KEINON
People pay their respects while the convoy with the bodies of four Israeli hostages arrive to the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, February 20, 2025.

Hamas forced Red Cross to take part in ceremony, threatening it would halt slain hostages' release

Ultimately, a Red Cross representative signed Hamas documents on a stage in Khan Yunis.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A drone view shows Palestinians and terrorists gathering around Red Cross vehicles on the day Hamas hands over the bodies of deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack.

Silence of 'human rights' NGOs on Bibas babies is complicity with Hamas agenda - comment

Intentional or not, the human rights regime has facilitated the Hamas agenda and hindered those that seek to stop them.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Pacifiers at Hostage square in Tel Aviv, on the day of the release of the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity, February 20, 2025.

Red Cross calls for private, dignified handover of hostages' bodies

"We must be clear: any degrading treatment during release operations is unacceptable," the ICRC said in a statement.

FEBRUARY 19, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.

Red Cross fails Jews with lack of hostage visits, Hamas condemnation - opinion

The Red Cross needs to provide answers and rectify its failures. Anything less would be a betrayal of the very mission they claim to uphold.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByMATTHEW GARCES
A HAMAS TERRORIST speaks with a Red Cross member before the release of hostages, in Khan Yunis, this past Saturday. For nearly 500 days, the Red Cross has failed to visit or provide medical assistance to a single hostage in Gaza, in complete violation of their mission statement, says the writer.

Only the return of hostages can lead to rebuilding our society - opinion

Public pressure and relentless protests played a key role in bringing Israeli hostages home—proving that unity and action can make a difference.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByMANUELA ROTSTEIN
RELEASED HOSTAGE Ohad Ben Ami is reunited with his family at Sheba Medical Center, this past Saturday. Ohad, Eli, and Or returned home; no need to add their last names – we all know exactly who they are, where they were, and how they were kidnapped on that cursed Saturday, says the writer.

Red Cross demand Hamas give hostages 'dignified and private' release

Israel has previously complained to mediators about the way the release of Arbel Yehud and Gadi Moses was handled.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Red Cross members look on at Hamas terrorists parading hostages in Gaza, February 8, 2025

Hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami freed from Hamas captivity in 'dire' condition

Hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami are set to be released on Saturday after spending 491 days in captivity.

FEBRUARY 8, 2025BySAM HALPERN, GADI ZAIG
From left to right: Former hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami.