In addition to the release operations, the ICRC is also working with our partners within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to bring more aid into ... operations to see more families reunited across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory ...
Watch the moment some of the hostages held in Gaza were released by militant group Hamas and handed over to the Red Cross.
Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Seigel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.
Israeli leaders delayed the release of more than hundred Palestinians as agreed over concerns with how the eight Israeli hostages were released.
Two Israelis and five Thai nationals were released as part of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began Jan. 19.
Chaotic scenes unfolded as an Israeli hostage was led through a crowd in Gaza before being handed over to the Red Cross on Thursday.
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8 Hostages Return to Israel
Eight hostages returned to Israel in two separate releases on Thursday, following scenes of chaos and intimidation as the terror groups that abducted them handed them over to the Red Cross.
Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate, once wrote, “We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” These words resonate profoundly when examining the complex relationship between Israel and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
As prisoner and hostage exchanges happen in Gaza, we hear about the International Red Cross's experience in facilitating this work.
Eight more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been released amid chaotic scenes as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel. Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas before being transferred to Israeli forces and taken to Israel.
American Israeli Keith Siegel, originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, will be freed after spending nearly 16 months in Hamas captivity.