Jerusalem – Red Cross Chief Spurned In Attempt To Visit Captive Israelis

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    Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Muammar Awad Jerusalem – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross says Hamas would not allow him access to two Israeli civilians believed to be held by the Islamic militant group in Gaza.

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    Peter Maurer told reporters Thursday that his organization wants access “to all those detained” in conflict zones it visits. Despite raising the issue, he said he was unable to visit the captive Israelis while in Gaza, where he met with leaders to discuss the strip’s blockade, prisoners held by Israel, and other humanitarian issues.

    Hamas, also believed to be holding the remains of two Israeli soldiers killed in a 2014 war, wants Israel to first free 54 Palestinian prisoners re-arrested after release in a 2011 prisoner swap.

    Maurer concluded a three-day visit to the region Thursday.

     

     


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    Curiosity
    Curiosity
    6 years ago

    Hamas is not a government it’s a band of Muslim Jihadi terrorists. Any attempt to treat them as a government is fruitlessly foolish. They need to be exterminated, not validated.

    grandbear
    grandbear
    6 years ago

    There’s an awful lot of money that they receive from various UN agencies that should be stopped at once.or as it is said ”you don’t bite the hand that feeds you’.

    Butterfly
    Butterfly
    6 years ago

    Everything is I want, I want. There is no give. Everything is a one way street. All for Hamas nothing for Israel or for the Red Cross.