Hostage-taking is strictly prohibited under to international humanitarian law. All forms of public exposure that humiliate persons deprived of liberty and endanger their safety must be avoided. We …
… that when evacuation orders are issued, Israel must do everything to ensure that …
Nasser Medical Complex (NMC) is one of the last major hospitals still operating in southern Gaza. It provides critical and specialized medical care to thousands of patients in an area where few …
… as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Israel and the Occupied Territories, Myanmar, …
… from Julien Lerisson, Head of Delegation in Israel and the occupied territories "The …
… allowing loved ones to be reunited across Israel, the occupied Palestinian territory, …
… on 07 October 2023, hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed groups in … its response to address new needs in Gaza and Israel. It also increased its response in the … ongoing and emerging needs throughout Israel and the occupied territories: Dialogue …
… do this, an agreement must be reached between Israel and Hamas. While the ICRC is in … ready to visit Palestinian detainees in Israeli places of detention. Only a lasting … For more information about ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories and our …
… videos published over the last few days of Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza. …
03-08-2025 Khan Younis (ICRC) - We are appalled to learn that last night, Palestine Red Crescent Society staff member, Omar Mansour Isleem, was killed and two other staff members were injured at the …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
