A year of loss and pain: ICRC appeals for human dignity and urgent action to ease suffering 6/10/2024, News releases and statements As we approach one year from the attacks of October 7, 2023, and the widespread escalation of hostilities that followed, people in the ...
Middle East: Protection of civilians urgently needed as violence escalates 25/9/2024, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) — As civilian deaths and injuries continue to rise, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently appealing for ...
Israel-Lebanon Conflict: ICRC reminds parties of their responsibility to protect civilians 23/9/2024, News releases and statements Countless civilians in both Israel and Lebanon are now living in fear due to escalating hostilities. The International committee of the Red Cross ...
Gaza: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain 18/7/2024, News releases and statements Gaza (ICRC) – The 60-bed Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza is nearly at full capacity following repeated mass casualty events. ...
Israel-Lebanon conflict: We urge all parties involved to prioritize the protection of civilians 13/6/2024, IHL / Law & War / Missing - Israel and the Occupied Territories / News releases and statements The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been closely monitoring the situation in ...
Gaza: ICRC calls for protection of civilians and hopes for an agreement 7/5/2024, IHL / Law & War / Missing - Israel and the Occupied Territories / News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that ...
ICRC president travels to Qatar to discuss the situation in Israel-Gaza 10/3/2024, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Qatar on Sunday to discuss the desperate humanitarian ...
A statement on Gaza and Israel from the president of the ICRC 9/3/2024, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – Five months into the escalation of hostilities, which began with the horrific events in Israel on 7 October, the situation ...
ICRC’s statement on escalating violence in northern Israel 18/2/2024, News releases and statements For more than four months, civilians in northern Israel have lived with increasing levels of violence and uncertainty. Tens of thousands of people ...
ICRC remains extremely concerned about the lives and welfare of hostages in Gaza 14/2/2024, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) —The International Committee of the Red Cross remains extremely concerned about the lives and welfare of hostages being held in Gaza ...