The Latest Breaking News from ICRC

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.

In unverified video, woman also held captive and speaking under duress says two men have been killed

Hamas says it will not enter negotations over releasing captives until Israel ends its war on Gaza.

On Day 70 of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli army said it has taken over the headquarters of Hamas' Shuja'iyya Battalion, the same Hamas formation that gave Israeli troops a fierce fight Tuesday, when nine soldiers were killed in a multi-round ambush, including the IDF's…

East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. On the ground the UN is now…

The ICRC says it is shocked and appalled by the attack, which it described as deliberate.

Bodies also piling up in morgues across continent as countries accused of failing to meet human rights obligations

As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital in the city describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out

Released under a prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, former Palestinian detainees have described beatings, deprivation and a radical deterioration in conditions in Israeli jails following Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks.

Renewed fighting in Gaza after a week-long truce has brought back a "nightmarish situation" for the Palestinian territory, the head of the Red Cross told AFP on Friday.

The Red Cross, which has faced criticism for not doing enough for hostages and prisoners in the Gaza conflict, stresses it has no "superpowers" and relies on the warring parties for access.