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Latest press releases and statements in Middle East

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement

News release

12-05-2025

ICRC flad and blue sky

Israel and the occupied territories: After two months of aid blockage, humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse

News release

02-05-2025

A little girl carrying a bag of supplies walks past destroyed buildings in Rafah, Gaza

Yemen: ICRC responds to deadly attack on Sa’ada Prison, urges for protection of civilians amidst worsening humanitarian crisis

News release

28-04-2025

Two Red Crescent workers stand amidst the wreckage caused by an explosion

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Latest from the field in Middle East

ICRC Director-General Highlights Humanitarian Imperatives at Global Security Forum

Article

15-05-2025

ICRC Director-General Highlights Humanitarian Imperatives at Global Security Forum

Iraq on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Honoring over 40 Years of Cooperation

Article

08-05-2025

Anbar, Iraq in 2013.

The Red Cross Field Hospital one year on: A lifeline and a stark reminder in Gaza

Article

07-05-2025

Red Cross Field Hospital aerial shot

Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip: Facts & Figures 9 May 2024 – 12 April 2025

Article

07-05-2025

Field Hospital Facts & Figures

Gaza: Common kitchens feed thousands as food stocks dwindle

Article

22-04-2025

Workers in white overalls stir large vats of food in the community kitchen, people and buildings in the background

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Latest reports and publications in Middle East

Family of missing with her grandson

ICRC activities in Jordan: Facts & Figures 2024

ICRC and SARC staff in rural Damascus.

ICRC Activities in Syria: Facts & Figures (January - June 2024)

Families crossing the border from Lebanon to Syria. Ammar Saboh/ICRC

Operational Update on Syria: ICRC Response to the fallout in Syria of escalating hostilities in Lebanon

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