How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...
2 hostages return to Israel after handover in southern Gaza
Red Cross vehicles have arrived at a site in Gaza City where Hamas is set to release American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, as part of the fourth round of hostage releases in its ceasefire deal wi ...
New York Post23d
First Israeli hostages freed by Hamas following 471 days in captivity after cease-fire takes effect
were handed over to the Israel Defense Forces by the Red Cross on Sunday after 471 days in captivity. Earlier, Hamas terrorists transferred the women to the aid group’s trucks during a chaotic ...
Al Jazeera English24d
Hamas releases first three Israeli captives as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
The Red Cross vehicles took off from ... sending in many more humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza to alleviate the disaster in the enclave. The first stage will last 42 days as Israeli forces ...
NBC Los Angeles29d
Los Angeles Wildfires: How all 12 professional sports teams are rallying to aid wildfire victims
This unprecedented collaboration spans sports and rivalries, focusing instead on a singular mission: supporting wildfire victims and first responders ... the American Red Cross, the Los Angeles ...
Voice of America24d
Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes hold with first hostages freed
including three young women freed in the first hours of the truce. The truce started at 11:15 a.m. local time and hours later, a Red Cross convoy headed into Gaza, the narrow strip of land along ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation23d
Palestinians released to cheers as three Israeli hostages return home — as it happened
A new day is dawning in the Middle East, so we will be closing this blog and starting a new one to mark the second day of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Thanks for joining us across our 24-hour ...