In the last two weeks, the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah has had to activate its mass casualty incident procedure 12 times, receiving high numbers of patients with gunshot and shrapnel wounds. …
Early morning on 3 June, the 60-bed Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah received a mass casualty influx of 184 patients. This includes nineteen cases who were declared dead upon arrival and eight more …
Gaza - Early morning on June 1, the 60-bed Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah received a mass casualty influx of 179 cases, including women and children. The majority suffered gunshot or shrapnel …
… Julien Lerisson, ICRC Head of Delegation for Israel and the Occupied Territories. “The … been 600 days since hostages were taken from Israel. Their endless nightmare and suffering … given access to Palestinian detainees held by Israel. Following a visit to Gaza this week, …
… the safe transfer of a hostage from Gaza to Israeli authorities. This operation … given access to Palestinian detainees held by Israel. The previous ceasefire provided a …
… Julien Chassany, ICRC head of programmes for Israel and the Occupied Territories The Red … within the evacuation zone issued by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) – making access …
… Under international humanitarian law, Israel has an obligation to use all means …
… medical personnel, and humanitarian aid. In Israel and the occupied territories , the ICRC …
30-03-2025 Gaza (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross is appalled that eight medics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society were killed while carrying out their work, along with first …
24-03-2025 Gaza (ICRC): Today, an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Rafah was damaged by an explosive projectile despite being clearly marked and notified to all …
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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.
