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The ICRC appeals for 2.17 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2025

… the field budget 29% 39% 1. Ukraine 193.5 2. Israel and the Occupied Territories 154.2 3. … 16. ESSENTIAL SERVICES: KEY TARGETS 154.2 Israel and the Occupied Territories 128.4 … EAST REGIONAL OVERVIEW: NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST Israel and the occupied territories …

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Tigray. An ICRC staff screens conflict affected children and woman for malnutrition.

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates return of remains, detainees under ceasefire agreement

… the remains of four deceased hostages to Israel and transferred 537 Palestinian … released today from places of detention in Israel. The ICRC overnight also returned the … of another deceased person back to Gaza from Israel following an initial transfer on 20 …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates vital operation to allow families to bury their loved ones

20-02-2025 Jerusalem (ICRC) - Today the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brought back the remains of those who should have been reunited with their loved ones in life, not in death.  …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC urges dignity and privacy ahead of next release operation

… For more information about the ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories and our …

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UNGA 6C

ICRC facilitates safe transfer of three hostages and 343 detainees, and calls for dignified conditions in ongoing release operations

… transferred three hostages out of Gaza to Israel, and 343 Palestinian detainees from Israeli places of detention to Gaza and the … For more information about ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories and our …

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Job vacancies in Gaza - ILOT

… law and universal humanitarian principles. In Israel and the occupied territories, the ICRC … up its response to address new needs in Israel and Gaza. It also stepped up its …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates release of three hostages and 174 detainees

… today, bringing three hostages out of Gaza to Israel, and 174 detainees from Israeli places of detention to Gaza and the … For more information about ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories and our …

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“People have the power to change the course of history”: ICRC President at the European Conference, Harvard University

… clear.   This month I visited Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. I met …

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President Spoljaric giving speech

Israel and the occupied territories: More hostages and detainees returned home in fourth phase of release operations

… transferred three hostages out of Gaza to Israel, and 175 Palestinian detainees from Israeli detention centres to Gaza and the West …

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Frequently asked questions: ICRC’s work in Israel and the occupied territories

… The ongoing hostilities in Gaza, Israel and the Golan Heights have caused … people affected by conflict and violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT). … The way we work What does the ICRC do in Israel and the occupied territories? In Israel

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In Gaza, ICRC staff have been working relentlessly since the escalation of the armed conflict to provide much needed relief.

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