Israel Seeks to Replace Red Cross for Palestinian Prisoner Visits

(Times of Israel) Jeremy Sharon - The Israeli government has told the High Court of Justice it is devising a new mechanism to provide visitation rights and legal representation for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, as an alternative to visits by the Red Cross. The government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been highly critical of the Red Cross during the war, in particular its failure to gain access to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and deliver them medicine.


2024-06-20 00:00:00

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