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Israel receives body of a hostage from Hamas, says IDF
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday confirmed the receipt of a coffin containing the body of a deceased hostage from Hamas, transferred via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Gaza border, as part of the ongoing implementation of the US-brokered ceasefire agree
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Hamas agrees to Red Cross aid for Israeli hostages amid Gaza starvation cr
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Hamas is open to the Red Cross delivering aid to Israeli captives in Gaza, following videos showing their poor condition. The UN warns one million women and girls in Gaza are starving amid limited aid access. Families urge a ceasefire and hostage release to save lives.
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Landmines plague area equal to 3,00,000 football fields in Iraq
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported that landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminate an estimated 2,100 square kilometres of Iraqi land, a devastating area comparable to nearly 3,00,000 football fields.
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More than 120 armed conflicts rage across globe: ICRC
Updated : 1 year ago IST
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, said that there are more than 120 active armed conflicts across various parts of the world, accompanied by extreme violence, widespread destruction, and restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid.
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ICRC calls for maintaining ceasefire in Lebanon
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), visited Lebanon where humanitarian needs remain immense following the latest escalation of hostilities.
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Jindal India Institute Trains Over 30 Foreign Diplomats and Journalists to
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], September 27: The Jindal India Institute (JII) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) hosted 31 foreign diplomats, foreign correspondents and defence attaches from 20 embassies, high commissions, international organisations and new agencies at the third edition of
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ICRC President to visit Israel, meet with officials and hostages' families
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger is expected to visit Israel on Thursday, according to Hebrew media, The Times of Israel reported.
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Israel-Hamas war: Decomposed bodies of infants found in evacuated hospital
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The circumstances leading to this harrowing discovery are complex. Al-Nasr and Al-Rantisi children's hospitals, part of the same complex, became the battleground between Israeli and Hamas forces in early November. Hospital staff, under Israeli direction, hastily evacuated on November 10,
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US tells UN it does not support calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Robert A Wood, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN, said that his country does not support calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as it "would only plant the seeds for the next war."
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Israel receives list of Israeli hostages set to be released today
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Israel Prime Minister's Office stated that the list of hostages is currently being reviewed and "notices are being delivered at this time" to the families of those set to be released.
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Israel-Hamas truce: Red Cross says it facilitated release of 33 Palestinia
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that it facilitated the release of 33 Palestinian prisoners from an Israeli prison to the West Bank as part of the Israel-Hamas four-day truce.
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International Humanitarian Law and Peacekeeping (Jointly Organized by USI,
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18: The United Service Institution of India (USI), the country's oldest think tank established in 1870, is organizing its Annual UN Forum 2023 (#UAUF 23) on 21-22 November 2023 in New Delhi. The two-day seminar on "International Humanitarian Law and Peacekeeping"
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