Hamas Outlines Potential Terms for Red Cross to Deliver Captives - Red Cross Granted Access to Deliver Aid to Captives under Specific Terms by Hamas
In a recent development, the militant group Hamas has agreed to allow the Red Cross to supply food and medicine to Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, but with a condition. The terrorist organisation has demanded that Israel opens permanent humanitarian corridors to facilitate the delivery of aid.
The announcement was made via the Al-Kassam Brigades' Telegram channel, the military arm of Hamas. The group has been holding an estimated 20 living hostages in tunnels in the Gaza Strip under inhumane conditions. The images of two of these hostages, two young men, in a state of acute malnutrition, waning physical strength, and emotional distress have shaken the Israeli public and many people worldwide.
The images have raised international outrage over the poor conditions of hostages held by Hamas. UN officials and humanitarian organisations have emphasised the need for a sustainable political solution to the crisis to ensure safe, unhindered access to aid. However, specific talks about hostages centre on humanitarian corridors as per Hamas’ statement.
Israel must cease all aerial surveillance during the time aid reaches the hostages, according to Hamas. The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has asked the regional ICRC delegation leader to help ensure immediate food and medicine supplies for the Israeli hostages.
It is suspected in Israel that Hamas deliberately brought their hostages to the brink of starvation to put pressure on the Netanyahu government with these horrifying images. Hamas, however, has rejected Israel's demands for disarmament and the exile of their leaders outright.
The Red Cross and the ICRC have not been involved in the negotiations for the release of the hostages, but are prepared to supply food and medicine to both the hostages and the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. The ICRC has declared preparedness to bring in medicine, food, and family news for the hostages in Gaza and is ready to scale up aid delivery to civilians. The ICRC calls for a lasting agreement between the parties to allow this humanitarian assistance and to end suffering for hostages and the general population in Gaza.
Months of efforts to achieve a ceasefire and the release of hostages through indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas have so far been unsuccessful. The terrorist organisation, Hamas, seeks to end the Gaza conflict on its terms, and would release the hostages if Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip and ceases all military operations against it.
The latest condition imposed by Hamas for the Red Cross to supply food and medicine to Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip is that Israel must open permanent humanitarian corridors. Hamas has stated it is ready to allow the Red Cross to deliver aid to the hostages if Israel agrees to this condition.
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- UN officials and humanitarian organizations emphasize the need for a sustainable political solution to the crisis to ensure safe, unhindered access to aid
- The latest condition imposed by Hamas for the Red Cross to supply food and medicine to Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip is that Israel must open permanent humanitarian corridors
- International outrage over the poor conditions of hostages held by Hamas
- The ICRC calls for a lasting agreement between the parties to allow this humanitarian assistance and to end suffering for hostages and the general population in Gaza
The European Union, in response to the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip, has taken steps to ensure that its nuclear safety and security policy is implemented consistently, with a prime focus on promoting peace and stability in war-and-conflicts zones such as this one (politics). The latest condition imposed by Hamas for the Red Cross to supply food and medicine to Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip is that Israel must open permanent humanitarian corridors, a demand that emphasizes the need for a sustainable political solution to the crisis to ensure safe, unhindered access to aid, as highlighted by UN officials and humanitarian organizations (general-news, crime-and-justice).
Following the release of images depicting the shocking conditions of the hostages held by Hamas, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern and called for a lasting agreement between the parties to allow humanitarian assistance and end suffering for all parties involved, particularly the hostages and the general population in Gaza (crime-and-justice).
