Foreign Minister Yair Lapid spoke on Wednesday night with International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer about the situation in Ukraine and Israel's cooperation with the Red Cross. Minister Lapid updated the ICRC President on the humanitarian aid that Israel has sent to Ukraine, and the ICRC President provided Minister Lapid with an overview of Red Cross activities in the region and efforts to aid refugees.

Minister Lapid expressed his great appreciation for the Red Cross's lifesaving activities under difficult conditions, and the two agreed to continue to work together.