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Latest press releases and statements in Middle East

Iran: ICRC delivers the first batch of emergency relief items to Iranian Red Crescent Society

News release

14-04-2026

Humanitarian workers unload large bundles of emergency relief supplies from a truck in Iran, with Red Crescent staff coordinating distribution from a loading platform to support people affected by the crisis.

Lebanon: ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas

News release

08-04-2026

UNSC briefing in PoC 8 Apr 2026

Middle East: Indiscriminate warfare is indefensible and incompatible with law

News release

06-04-2026

Thailand and Cambodia: ICRC welcomes cease-fire and stands ready to conduct further detainee visits

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Latest from the field in Middle East

Lebanon: Operational Facts and Figures - 2026

Article

21-04-2026

An ICRC staff member wearing a red jacket with the Red Cross emblem stands beside a line of Red Cross vehicles on a coastal road in Lebanon during humanitarian operations amid escalating hostilities.

Jordan: Facts and Figures - January to December 2025

Article

17-04-2026

ICRC and Jordan Red Crescent Society PFL officers speaking with one of the families of missing persons, explaining the services and support that the ICRC can provide to these families.

Lebanon: Maintaining water and essential lifelines as hostilities disrupt essential services

Article

15-04-2026

ICRC staff member standing beside large blue water pipes and filtration infrastructure at a water treatment facility in Lebanon, monitoring equipment used to maintain water supply.

“Every home we know is gone”: Stories of displacement in Lebanon

Article

02-04-2026

A young girl stands inside a makeshift shelter, holding a small blue container, with bedding and personal belongings arranged around her.

Overcoming barriers: Helping Hebron residents in the West Bank thrive despite movement restrictions

Article

31-03-2026

Tal Rumeida, part of Hebron’s H2 area, is heavily impacted by restriction of movement. (Rula Tabari, ICRC)

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Latest reports and publications in Middle East

Hasakeh Governorate, Al-Hol camp, hospital. Hamzah, 8, is being treated for internal foot erosion.

Executive Summary: Evaluation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Diabetes Mellitus Programs in Syria

ICRC staff in Aleppo with a woman sitting on the ground

ICRC in Syria: Year in Review 2024

Activity Report: Iraq 2024

Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024

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