Red Cross

Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents, says Ukraine FM

Oleshky had a pre-war population of 24,000 people and is now home to around 1,700 residents, including 47 children, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

Children use a flashlight as they go to play at the playground during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 14, 2026.
A boy collects water from a charity tank in a makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, near Aden, Yemen October 7, 2026.

Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people, relief agencies say

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric speaks during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister in Moscow on July 1, 2026.

Red Cross chief says she tried to arrange Gaza hostage visits through talks with Hamas's Haniyeh

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor pose with the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

Hamas harvests civilian casualties. The media should never be complicit - opinion


IDF tries to reset narrative on mistaken killing of 14 Gazan aid workers

The Jerusalem Post was not provided with other cases in which the IDF used such a procedure to leave bodies of aid workers for the UN.

 IDF troops operating and concluding the encirclement of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah, March 23, 2025.

Red Cross 'outraged' at deaths of eight medics, killed on duty in Gaza

This incident represents the "single most deadly attack on Red Cross Red Crescent workers anywhere in the world since 2017," IFRC reported.

 Palestine Red Crescent Society first responders console each other at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis during the return of the bodies of killed colleagues, March 30, 2025.

Myanmar earthquake death toll reaches 2,719 as aid rushes in

In some areas near the epicenter, residents told Reuters that government assistance was scarce, leaving people to fend for themselves.

 Commuters drive past a building that collapsed, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 30, 2025.

Red Cross 'gravely concerned' for Red Crescent medics missing in Gaza

The Red Cross said it had not had contact with the crew since March 23.

Red Cross vehicles pictured in the Gaza Strip in a previous hostage exchange.

IDF uncovers Hamas terror building in school during Rafah op.

During the operation, the troops located several tank shells within the Hamas infrastructure that was being used as a school.

Weapons discovered and destroyed in a Hamas terror infrastructure that previously served as a school, March 27, 2025.

IDF says forces fired at Red Cross building due to incorrect identification

According to the IDF, troops on the ground thought they saw suspicious figures near the building and felt they were endangered.

Red Cross vehicles pictured in the Gaza Strip in a previous hostage exchange.

Hamas's unpunished Geneva Convention violations sets a dangerous precedent - opinion

The enforcement of the Geneva Conventions lies in states themselves, and therein lies the weak spot in IHL: The laws seem to protect on paper but are difficult to enforce in practice.

 A drone view shows Hamas militants gathering around Red Cross vehicles in Gaza, February 2025.

Lebanese soldier detained in Israel released after four days

The army said the soldier was returned through the International Committee of the Red Cross and was transferred to a hospital for treatment.

 Women walk near destroyed buildings, with one holding the Hezbollah Flag, in the southern Lebanese village of Kfarkela, after the IDF  said that Israel would keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past the February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, February 18, 2025.

How the Red Cross engaged in quiet diplomacy in Gaza hostage releases - opinion

While speaking out without strategic consideration may satisfy public demands, it can ultimately cost lives by jeopardizing access to those in need.

 The ICRC operates in the Gaza Strip.

Night unfolds as slain hostages transferred to IDF custody from Gaza

This handover marks the completion of the phase one list of abductees slated for return.

 Red Cross vehicles en route to receive the bodies of four slain hostages.