International Red Cross confirms release of 19 Palestinian detainees
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed on Friday its successful facilitation of the release and transfer of 19 Palestinian detainees from Israeli detention centres to Ramallah. Operating under its neutral mandate, the ICRC oversees the release of Gaza-based hostages and Palestinians from Israeli detention centres, a duty mandated by the concluded temporary truce between Israel and Hamas.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday it had facilitated the release and transfer of 19 Palestinian detainees from Israeli detention centres to Ramallah.
The number announced by the ICRC typically includes only those who the organisation is directly responsible for releasing.
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The neutral, Swiss-based organisation is tasked with the release of Gaza-based hostages and Palestinians in Israeli detention centres under the terms of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas that has ended.
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