Beleaguered Red Cross chief calls continued Gaza conflict a ‘moral failure’

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross tells journalists that the conflict in Gaza is a “moral failure,” as she presses for a ceasefire to end the fighting.

“I have been speaking of moral failure because every day this continues is a day more where the international community hasn’t proven capable of ending such high levels of suffering and this will have an impact on generations not only in Gaza,” ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric tells journalists in Geneva following trips to Gaza and Israel.

“There’s nothing without an agreement by the two sides, so we urge them to keep negotiating and to keep facilitating the space that we need in order to operationalize the releases (of hostages and detainees).”

Spoljaric has come under immense fire in Israel for failing to do enough to pressure Hamas to allow Red Cross visits to the hostages still in Gaza. She claims public pressure against Hamas won’t work but has made a point of issuing ample criticism against Israel throughout the war.