Red Cross

Palestinian prisoners: High Court hearing opens on Israeli prevention of Red Cross access

Petitioners asserted that Israel's suspension of Red Cross access to Palestinian prisoners, instituted after the October 7 massacre, violates Israeli law and conventional international norms.

Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025.
Red Cross officials undertake excavations in search for remains of slain hostages in the Gaza Strip, October 27, 2025

Red Cross decries Hamas staging of hostage remains discovery as 'unacceptable'

Palestinian gunmen walk as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.

Hamas intends to use bulldozers to bury hostage remains, not recover them, Israel suspects - KAN

A staff member is seen at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

Egypt takes lead in Gaza crisis, steering regional stabilization efforts - analysis


WATCH: IDF drone catches Hamas staging hostage Ofir Tzarfati's 'burial, discovery' in Gaza

The video, filmed by an IDF drone that had been in the area, shows Hamas members placing Tzarfati's remains in a freshly dug hole before covering the remains with dirt.

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) searching for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, October 28, 2025.

Israel will 'take action' if Hamas fails to return hostage remains, Israeli official tells 'Post'

In an unusual move, Israel allowed a Hamas representative to enter the Israeli-controlled area of the Gaza Strip to work with Egyptian representatives and the ICRC in locating the hostage remains.

Hamas terrorist stands guard, as heavy machinery operates at the site where searches are underway for the bodies of hostages killed after being seized by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2025.

Egypt deploys heavy machinery in Gaza to aid recovery of Israeli hostages’ remains

The Qatari network Al Araby TV reported that International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles entered the Rafah area to take part in the effort.

Heavy machinery assists with the burial of unidentified bodies of Palestinians who had been held in Israel during the war, after they were handed over by Israel, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, October 22, 2025.

Israel permits Hamas to locate deceased hostages in IDF-controlled areas of Gaza

Some of the missing hostage remains may be located behind the Yellow Line Israel withdrew to under the terms of the US-brokered Gaza deal. 

Palestinian gunmen walk as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.

Israel searches for slain hostages buried under Gaza rubble in IDF-controlled zones

Israeli officials believe several deceased hostages in areas under IDF control • Red Cross enters Rafah to locate more remains along with Egyptian teams

View of destroyed buildings following an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, October 25, 2025

Freed Gaza hostages wrote to families via Red Cross during captivity, KAN reports

Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel communicated their longing for home in letters written in late August.

Deputy Director of the Rabin Medical Center, and Director of the center's Beilinson Campus, Dr. Lena Feldman Koren (R) with released hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, October 13, 2025.

Remains of two Gaza hostages arrive at National Center of Forensic Medicine for identification

The IDF requested that the public act with sensitivity and wait for official identifications before sharing unconfirmed information.

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

Returning hostage remains from Gaza may take 'weeks,' Red Cross spokesperson says

"That's an even bigger challenge than having the people alive being released. That's a massive challenge," said the ICRC's spokesperson Christian Cardon.

A Red Cross vehicle transports hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025.

Bodies of four hostages arrive at forensic center for identity confirmation

Two of the coffins are in IDF possession, and two are in the Red Cross's possession.

Red Cross vehicles transport hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025 in this still image taken from video.

Hamas tells Red Cross that release of hostages will begin at 8:00 a.m. - report

The report also mentioned that a technical meeting was held last night between Hamas and the Red Cross team to arrange the handover.

 A HAMAS TERRORIST speaks with a Red Cross member before the release of hostages, in Khan Yunis, this past Saturday. For nearly 500 days, the Red Cross has failed to visit or provide medical assistance to a single hostage in Gaza, in complete violation of their mission statement, says the writer.

Red Cross temporarily suspends Gaza City operations due to hostilities

"The ICRC will continue to strive to provide support to civilians in Gaza City, whenever circumstances allow," it said in a statement.

 International Red Cross vehicles drive by on the day of the handover of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander to the International Red Cross, in the Gaza Strip May 12, 2025.