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News and updates about International Committee of the Red Cross

MDA shares knowledge with Ecuadorian Red Cross

Ecuador's Red Cross honors Israeli ambassador, MDA organization, citing assistance in building up Red Cross program.

MDA shares knowledge with Ecuadorian Red Cross

Disabled Gaza man did not die from IDF fire

IDF official says disabled Gazan Ibrahim Abu Toriya did not die from IDF fire, demands Red Cross investigate incident.

Disabled Gaza man did not die from IDF fire

IDF blocks Hamas efforts to retrieve terrorists from tunnel

IDF refuses to allow Hamas to collect the bodies of terrorists killed after Israel bombed terror tunnel on Monday.

IDF blocks Hamas efforts to retrieve terrorists from tunnel

Dutch Red Cross apologizes for failing Jews in WWII

Organization offers 'deep apologies' after being criticized by research institute for 'docilely following' Nazi instructions during WWII.

Dutch Red Cross apologizes for failing Jews in WWII

Red Cross chief warns of 'dire' situation in Gaza

Peter Maurer, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, says conditions in Gaza are worsening by the day.

Red Cross chief warns of 'dire' situation in Gaza

Netanyahu to Red Cross head

'Our citizens are being brutally held by Hamas'

PM meets Red Cross head, says organization must help return Israeli citizens and bodies of soldiers cruelly captive held by Hamas.

'Our citizens are being brutally held by Hamas'

Red Cross head meets Hamas leader in Gaza

ICRC head meets terrorist leader, asks to meet 'soldiers' held captive in Gaza.

Red Cross head meets Hamas leader in Gaza

Red Cross facilitates money to terrorists

Red Cross provides imprisoned terrorists with ability to appoint power of attorney and receive salaries directly to their bank accounts.

Red Cross facilitates money to terrorists

The Government House Complex in Jerusalem - whose is it?

The Government House Complex in Jerusalem - whose is it?

Red Cross to Hamas: Clarify fate of missing Israelis

International Committee of the Red Cross says Hamas must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law.

Red Cross to Hamas: Clarify fate of missing Israelis

Red Cross visits arch-terrorist behind hunger strike

ICRC delegate visits mass-murderer Marwan Barghouti in prison after Barghouti violates hunger strike by eating sweets in his cell.

Red Cross visits arch-terrorist behind hunger strike

Arab League: Israel 'abusing' Palestinian prisoners

Arab League chief urges Red Cross to intervene and halt Israeli authorities' "abuse" of terrorist prisoners.

Arab League: Israel 'abusing' Palestinian prisoners

Red Cross: 'IDF has no orders to shoot to kill'

Red Cross head Jacques de Maio says Israel not violating human rights 'based on racial inferiority' and is not an apartheid state.

Red Cross: 'IDF has no orders to shoot to kill'

PA urges Red Cross to intervene in terrorist hunger strike

PA envoy to the UN calls on Red Cross to help end hunger strike by terrorist prisoners in Israeli jails.

PA urges Red Cross to intervene in terrorist hunger strike

100 killed as Nigerian air force mistakenly bombs refugee camp

20 Red Cross workers among dead as air force jet on mission against Boko Haram accidentally bombs refugee camp in northeastern Nigeria.

100 killed as Nigerian air force mistakenly bombs refugee camp

Humanitarian aid delivered to besieged Syrian towns

70 trucks of humanitarian aid delivered to four besieged towns in Syria for the first time in almost six months.

Humanitarian aid delivered to besieged Syrian towns

Red Cross on Aleppo: Myriads trapped, devastating urban conflict

Russia, U.S., ISIS, Hezbollah, Syria and others battle at expense of suffering civilian population.

Red Cross on Aleppo: Myriads trapped, devastating urban conflict

Red Cross cuts jailed Palestinian terrorists' family visits

After ICRC limits visits for prisoners due to funding, hundreds demonstrate at Jerusalem headquarters and PA demands a reversal.

Red Cross cuts jailed Palestinian terrorists' family visits

Red Crescent hosts Fatah ceremony honoring terrorists

Fatah ceremony glorifies lethal terror attacks in Israel, PA official expresses 'great pride' in female terrorist.

Red Crescent hosts Fatah ceremony honoring terrorists

Red Cross shuts down Gaza office after attempted break in

International Committee of the Red Cross temporarily shuts down Gaza office after angry activists attempt to break in.

Red Cross shuts down Gaza office after attempted break in

Town starved by Syrian regime won't get food till Monday

Death toll keeps rising in Madaya, as Red Cross says 'logistical problems' will postpone the recently granted delivery of food.

Town starved by Syrian regime won't get food till Monday

Red Cross: Palestinian Red Crescent acted 'impartially'

Red Cross rejects Israel's criticism over Red Crescent ambulance which failed to treat wounded Israelis after shooting attack.

Red Cross: Palestinian Red Crescent acted 'impartially'

Red Cross Won't Give Hamas's Response on Captives

ICRC says request for info by Israeli families relayed, but won't give Hamas reply; claims law doesn't require return of living captives.

Red Cross Won't Give Hamas's Response on Captives

Red Cross 'Lost its Moral Compass' During the Holocaust

ICRC head admits Red Cross failed to protect Jews, preferring to remain willfully blind to the horrors of Nazism.

Red Cross 'Lost its Moral Compass' During the Holocaust

Red Cross Cooperating with Hamas-Affiliated University

The Red Cross and the Islamic University in Gaza plan to hold a joint conference on humanitarian law and Sharia law.

Red Cross Cooperating with Hamas-Affiliated University

Netanyahu: Hamas is Responsible for Civilian Deaths

PM Netanyahu meets ICRC head Peter Maurer, shows him evidence of how Hamas uses civilians in Gaza as human shields.

Netanyahu: Hamas is Responsible for Civilian Deaths

ICRC: Gaza's Water Supply Suffering from Operation

Red Cross delegation leader claims clean water, electricity to Gaza suffering as a result of operation. But is it true?

ICRC: Gaza's Water Supply Suffering from Operation

Red Cross Calls for Release of Kidnapped Youths

International Committee of the Red Cross calls for release of three Israeli teenagers, says they must be treated "humanely".

Red Cross Calls for Release of Kidnapped Youths

Red Cross: 500,000 Wounded in Syria

ICRC report says those in need of aid often don't receive it; urges rebel factions and Assad's forces to ensure aid gets to those in need.

Red Cross: 500,000 Wounded in Syria

Is John Kerry to Blame?

Is John Kerry to Blame?

Israel Allows Hamas to Retrieve Terrorists' Bodies

In a "humanitarian gesture", Israel allowed Hamas to retrieve bodies of four terrorists killed on Thursday night.

Israel Allows Hamas to Retrieve Terrorists' Bodies

MDA Cancels Service in Judea, Samaria

MDA blames funding cut for decision to shut down 13 emergency response posts, but residents say Red Cross is behind the move.

MDA Cancels Service in Judea, Samaria

Syria: 6 Red Cross Workers Abducted

ICRC says 6 of its staffers and one Syrian Red Crescent worker were abducted in northwestern Syria.

Syria: 6 Red Cross Workers Abducted

Red Cross 'Concerned' over Hunger-Striking Prisoners

Palestinian Prisoners' Club says one of the terrorist prisoners has been refusing food since May 5.

Red Cross 'Concerned' over Hunger-Striking Prisoners

Syria: Not All Druze Students Return Home to Israel

Not all Druze students studying in Syria returned home to Israel at the end of the school year, according to the International Red Cross.

Syria: Not All Druze Students Return Home to Israel

PM Tells Red Cross: “Freeing Hamas Prisoners Means More Terror’

PM Binyamin Netanyahu tells Red Cross Pres. Peter Mauer a freed Hamas prisoner deported to Gaza soon was glorying in his return to terror.

PM Tells Red Cross: “Freeing Hamas Prisoners Means More Terror’

PM Warns Israel Has 'Legal, Moral Right' to Defend Its Civilians

PM Netanyahu issued a blunt warning Monday to the International Red Cross, saying Israel will attack any nation that fires at its civilians.

PM Warns Israel Has 'Legal, Moral Right' to Defend Its Civilians

'Exercise Eager Lion' War Games Active in Jordanian Desert

Military forces from Jordan and the US are drilling together in the Jordanian desert with 17 other nations in Exercise Eager Lion 2013.

'Exercise Eager Lion' War Games Active in Jordanian Desert

Syrian Rebels Vow to Conquer Golan, Refugees Refuse Israeli Aid

Syrian refugees might be desperate, injured and starving – but they won’t accept Israeli aid, as rebels vow to reconquer the Golan Heights.

Syrian Rebels Vow to Conquer Golan, Refugees Refuse Israeli Aid

Red Cross Chief Visits Syria as Violence Continues

Red Cross chief Peter Maurer urges Assad to respect international humanitarian law and let the ICRC provide aid.

Red Cross Chief Visits Syria as Violence Continues

Red Cross Negotiates Land Grab for PA

The Red Cross helps the PA negotiate for land, IDF Civil Administration plays along.

Red Cross Negotiates Land Grab for PA

UN Probes Syrian Massacre

United Nations monitors entered a village Saturday to probe reports of a massacre.

UN Probes Syrian Massacre

Hunger Striker Families Protest at Red Cross in Ramallah

Families of hunger striking prisoners in Israel blocked the entrance to the offices of the Red Cross in the PA capital of Ramallah.

Hunger Striker Families Protest at Red Cross in Ramallah

Abbas: Death of Hunger Striking Prisoners Will Launch 'Disaster'

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas warns of a “disaster” if any of the Arab prisoners dies while carrying out a hunger strike in an Israeli prison.

Abbas: Death of Hunger Striking Prisoners Will Launch 'Disaster'

Red Cross to Israel: Hospitalize 6 Hunger Striking Prisoners

International Red Cross says Israel should immediately hospitalize six terror prisoners who have been on a hunger strike.

Red Cross to Israel: Hospitalize 6 Hunger Striking Prisoners

Red Cross Signs Deal with Syria

The International Committee of the Red Cross has signed a deal with Syria's government to expand a humanitarian mission to Syrian citizens.

Red Cross Signs Deal with Syria

Hamas' Reign of Terror in Gaza Prompts Red Cross Aid

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) began transferring emergency supplies of fuel to the Gaza Strip on Monday.

Hamas' Reign of Terror in Gaza Prompts Red Cross Aid

Red Crescent Allowed into Homs

Aid workers accompanied by UN aid chief Valerie Amos entered the battered city of Homs as Syrian forces continue to shell other towns.

Red Crescent Allowed into Homs

Syrian Forces Execute 47 Army Defectors

Forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad executed 47 army defectors as the bloody assault on the central city of Homs continues

Syrian Forces Execute 47 Army Defectors

Red Cross Denied Access to Homs as Killing Continues

Red Cross says Syria has blocked an aid convoy from entering the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs. Meanwhile, the crackdown continues.

Red Cross Denied Access to Homs as Killing Continues

Syrians Vote on New Constitution, Activists Boycotting

Syrians cautiously went to the polls Sunday to vote on a new constitution that would keep President Assad in office until 2028.

Syrians Vote on New Constitution, Activists Boycotting

MDA Head Defends Controversial Agreement With Red Cross

Magen David Adom Director General Eli Bin tries to defend the agreement signed between the first aid organization and the Red Cross.

MDA Head Defends Controversial Agreement With Red Cross

Syrian Red Crescent Official Shot Dead

Even emergency medical responders are now apparently considered fair game in Syria's budding civil war. A Red Crescent official is dead.

Syrian Red Crescent Official Shot Dead

Video: Hamas Members Nabbed in Red Cross Hideout

Security cameras filmed the raid by security men on the Jerusalem Red Cross hideout where two Hamas officials hid for 18 months.

Video: Hamas Members Nabbed in Red Cross Hideout

Wanted Hamas Members Captured in Red Cross Building

Security official and police on caught two Hamas legislators Monday who hid in a Red Cross building in Jerusalem for 18 months.

Wanted Hamas Members Captured in Red Cross Building

Israel Repatriates Dead Lebanese Woman

Israel released the body of a Lebanese women murdered by her husband 10 days ago to IRC officials to return to Lebanon.

Israel Repatriates Dead Lebanese Woman

Red Cross Admits Red Magen David Agreed to Stop Yesha Service

The Red Cross admits that Red Magen David promised not to officially serve residents in Judea and Samaria.

Red Cross Admits Red Magen David Agreed to Stop Yesha Service

Red Cross: Hamas' Behavior Totally Unacceptable

The Red Cross says Hamas' refusal to grant them access to Gilad Schalit is "totally unacceptable."

Red Cross: Hamas' Behavior Totally Unacceptable

Netanyahu: "The Party is Over" for Terrorist Prisoners

PM Netanyahu says terror-prisoners will lose privileges beyond strict legal requirements after Hamas rebuffed ICRC. "No more prison doctorates."

Netanyahu: "The Party is Over" for Terrorist Prisoners

Red Cross to Hamas: Prove Shalit is Alive!

Marking the 5th anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s capture by Hamas, the Red Cross has finally called on Hamas to prove that he is still alive.

Red Cross to Hamas: Prove Shalit is Alive!