Red Cross

The order follows a February petition from NGOs demanding that the Red Cross be allowed to visit and receive information on Palestinian prisoners.

Haredi draft, hostage deal, and Hamas video. Israel's social cohesion was tested over the week as fear and lack of unity surges in Israel. "Together we will prevail,” is more than a slogan now.

The IDF added that they make "significant" efforts to avoid harming aid workers, UN facilities and international organizations in the Gaza Strip. 

The human rights of the hostages are being unjustly denied. If your eyes are on Rafah but are not also looking for the hostages, then you are betraying humanity and accepting injustice.

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.

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.

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

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."

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

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.