“The specificity of the situation is that the hostages are placed on the battlefield, on the front lines. This is very atypical,” said a representative of the Red Cross in an interview with RBK.
“If we look at other world conflicts where the ICRC visits hostages or prisoners, they are usually not on the battlefield, but in safe areas where we can access them. Here it is a battlefield that makes our work very difficult.”
Hamas militants do not allow ICRC staff to visit the hostages, while Israel, in turn, denies the ICRC access to Palestinian prisons until Hamas allows medics to visit the captured hostages, explained Carboni.
The hostages freed from “Hamas” captivity are traumatized, exhausted and intimidated, he added.
He did not disclose the details of the conditions under which the hostages are being held by Hamas and the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, saying that this is confidential information.
“We are continuing our dialogue with the parties to the conflict to make sure that conditions are improving,” an ICRC spokesman said.
CONTEXT:
Terrorists of the Palestinian Islamist group “Hamas” launched a surprise attack from the Gaza Strip on the morning of October 7. About 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in the massacre. Hamas militants also captured more than 240 people and took them to the Gaza Strip.
Israel declared martial law in the country and launched extensive air and artillery strikes against Hamas targets in the group’s controlled Gaza Strip. Ground forces are also involved in the fighting. For several weeks, Israel also enforced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, cutting off electricity and water supplies to the territory and limiting humanitarian aid deliveries.
At least 1.1 million people have been internally displaced in the Gaza Strip since early October. A large number have gone to the south of the territory, many are seeking refuge in hospitals. During the conflict, at least 100 UN staff were also killed, as well as around 50 journalists.
Israel says fighting in the Gaza Strip will continue until the Hamas terrorist group is completely destroyed, and blames Hamas for hiding behind a shield of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the international community has repeatedly called on Israel to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible and to introduce humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip.
At the end of November 2023, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire for a few days, during which they exchanged hostages and prisoners.
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2023-11-28 09:48:46
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