Red Cross ready to act as intermediary in bringing Israeli hostages, Palestinian detainees home

AL-Monitor
Oct 6, 2025
Demonstrators carry flags and placards as families of hostages and their supporters protest ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all hostages and the end of the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Demonstrators carry flags and placards as families of hostages and their supporters protest ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all hostages and the end of the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Ronen Zvulun

BERLIN (Reuters) -The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday that it was ready to act as a neutral humanitarian intermediary to help bring Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees back to their families.

"We are also prepared to bring aid into Gaza and distribute it safely to civilians in desperate need," ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said in a statement.

(Reporting by Friederike Heine, Editing by Miranda Murray)