The 1986 foundational statutes of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement proclaim that:“International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies together constitute a worldwide humanitarian movement,

The International Committee of the Red Cross remains concerned about the exploitation of hostages in recent hostage handovers.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed on Monday its concern over the impact of a weeks-long Israeli offensive in the occupied West Bank that has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians.

The institutional antisemitism and embrace of a Jewish exception in international organizations such as the Red Cross and the U.N. erode their moral standing.

For more information about the ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories and our role during release operations, please visit here. The International Committee ... often alongside its Red Cross and Red Crescent partners.

Hamas, which kidnapped 250 Israelis and killed 1,200 on Oct. 7, 2023, previously claimed Friday there was a possible mix-up of bodies before claiming the correct body was now released.

Human remains returned to Israel by Hamas on Friday have been confirmed as those of former hostage Shiri Bibas, according to a statement from her family provided Saturday by the hostage relatives’ forum.