Red Cross chief says earlier pressure for hostage releases ‘could have saved more lives’

Posted Saturday, October 10, 2026 9:52 pm

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Spoljaric addresses Israeli criticism, says visiting hostages 'much more complicated' than freeing them, insists Israel legally obligated to grant ICRC visits to Palestinian prisoners

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Israel & the Region, International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC, Hamas hostages, 2023-2025 Israel-Hamas war, Gaza Strip

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