Red Cross

Yemen government, Houthis to release more than 1,600 prisoners in conflict's largest swap

The conflict erupted after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the government the following year.

Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen, poses for a photo as members of the Supervisory Committee on the Detainees Release Agreement attend the closing ceremony of a meeting between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group, in Amman, Jordan, May 14, 2026.
An Iranian nurse prepares medication at a hospital, amid a ceasefire between US and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 23, 2026.

Medical supply shortages loom in Iran as civilians bear the cost of ongoing conflict, UN warns

A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026.

UK to provide over $6 million in emergency funding for Lebanon aid

Maronite Father Pierre al-Raei, in an undated picture.

Lebanese Maronite priest killed by IDF tank fire targeting suspected Hezbollah terrorists


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.

The Red Cross is enabling Hamas' hostage crimes

Has the Red Cross abandoned its humanitarian mission? Critics say its silence on Israeli hostages and ties to Hamas raise serious questions.

 Red Cross members look on at Hamas terrorists parading hostages in Gaza, February 8, 2025

Who is Stefanie Eller, the Red Cross official seen alongside Hamas? – opinion

We become irritated when people fail to act as we expect. It infuriates us to see a representative of the organization sitting next to a masked terrorist, signing “release documents” for civilians.

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist and a member of the Red Cross sign documents during the handover of hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami as part of the hostage deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Eller is standing to the left, February 8, 2025.