Red Cross

Israel returned bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza following Ran Gvili's return, Red Cross confirms

The transfer of the Palestinians' remains came following the discovery of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili's remains and as part of the deal to end the war in Gaza.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A Red Cross vehicle operates in an area within Yellow Line in Gaza City, November 12, 2025
A FIRE in the top floors of a Bronx apartment building in New York City, January 24, 2026.

New York apartment building gas leak fire kills one, injures several

Fire department units were on the scene before the fire began, investigating reports of gas being smelled on the 15th and 16th floors of the building. While on scene, a gas explosion occurred.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Palestinian Hamas terrorists secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025.

In coordination with Israel, Hamas renews search for final hostage Ran Gvili in Gaza

The search is occurring in Zeitoun, in northern Gaza. The neighborhood is split by the Yellow Line that divides the Strip between Hamas and Israel-controlled territories.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate, eliminate Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

Israel kidnaps PIJ terrorist in covert op. in Hamas-controlled Gaza, pursuing Ran Gvili - report

The terrorist was reportedly taken from an area near Palestine Square in Gaza City. The IDF has declined to comment on the matter, according to Army Radio.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Ninety Palestinian prisoners released as part of ceasefire deal

The prisoners had been transferred from various prisons across the country to the Ofer Prison in the vicinity of Jerusalem.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian prisoners arrive at the Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas. January 19, 2025.

Hamas gave 'completion certificates' to released hostages with Red Cross signatures

The items inside the bag gave a clear depiction of the psychological torture methods Hamas used on captives.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Red Cross employee signing the Hamas certificate

Hostage survivor to Red Cross: Why hasn't your medicine reached the hostages?

Hostage survivors and their families pressed the Red Cross over the lack of medicine reaching the hostages in Gaza.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByURI SELA
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger poses before a briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022.

Southern Lebanese call on Red Cross to provide basic needs to border area villages – interview

Originally from the Lebanon-Israel border area, A. discusses resilience against Hezbollah, disappointment with UNSC resolution 1701, urgent supply needs, and tabooed wishes for peaceful coexistence

NOVEMBER 7, 2024ByOHAD MERLIN
Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, southern Lebanon, June 25, 2024

Lebanese army says it fired on Israeli troops after second soldier killed in strike

Initially, the Lebanese military reported that an Israeli drone had struck an army unit working to enable the passage via the Marjeyoun-Hasbaya road of civilians to the town of Koukba.

OCTOBER 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Lebanese army soldiers secure the area of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment on al-Qaem street in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 26, 2024.

Ministers to Netanyahu: No Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists without hostage checks first

The High Court of Justice issued a conditional order according to which the state must explain why visits by the Red Cross's representatives to Israeli prisons should be prevented.

AUGUST 30, 2024ByYAKI ADAMKER
Israeli hostages are handed over to the International Red Cross at Rafah, this past week.

High Court: State must explain refusal to let Red Cross see Palestinian prisoners

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

AUGUST 26, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with president of the International Red Cross on December 14, 2023

My Word: Israel’s social cohesion vs. political divides

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.

JUNE 28, 2024ByLIAT COLLINS
An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

IDF responds to allegations of firing on World Food Program workers

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

JUNE 22, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UN peacekeepers load boxes of food, clothing, water and blankets into a truck, donated by Greek Cypriots for distribution to earthquake victims in Turkey, at Ledra Palace inside the UN buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus, February 15, 2023.

The hostages' suffering demands urgent action - opinion

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.

JUNE 4, 2024ByZINA RAKHAMILOVA
STUDENTS OCCUPY the street in front of the Sciences Po University building in Paris last month, in support of Palestinians in Gaza, with a sign that reads, ‘All eyes on Rafah.’