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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Herzog meets with Red Cross president to discuss preparations for hostages’ release
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
President Isaac Herzog meets with ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric in his office on January 15, 2025. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
President Isaac Herzog is meeting in Jerusalem with International Committee of the Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric to discuss preparations for a hostage release deal, his office says.
Spoljaric updated Herzog on the ICRC’s “preparedness for the transfer of the hostages and the different challenges facing them,” according to the president’s office. Herzog emphasized “the utmost importance and sensitivity of this mission,” his office says.
Earlier this week, Spoljaric also paid a visit to Gaza during her trip to the region. During the weeklong ceasefire in November 2023, the ICRC was the one who transferred the released hostages from their Hamas captors into Israeli custody.
