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Israel reportedly answers Red Cross request for info on prisoners from Gaza
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Police and soldiers stand outside the entrance to Ofer Prison outside Jerusalem, where Palestinian terror convicts will be released as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas, November 26, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Channel 12 reports that Israel has agreed to answer a request from the International Committee of the Red Cross for information on 60 Palestinians from Gaza who were arrested after October 7.
However, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is trying to block the move, given that the Red Cross has failed to secure any information regarding the hostages in Gaza, the network says.
As a signatory of the Geneva Convention, however, Israel is obliged to heed such requests from the IRCR regarding prisoners of war.
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