The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appears to criticize Hamas for the terror group’s much-slammed parading this morning of bodies of hostages, including a child and a baby.
In a statement in Hebrew, the ICRC says the process of handing over slain captives “is meant to be held in privacy, out of respect to the dead and those mourning.
“We have unequivocally clarified that any release — of living hostages or ones that are no longer alive — must be carried out respectfully and privately,” it says.
The ICRC says the four abductees whose bodies were returned today “should have united with their loved ones while alive, not dead.”
The organization touts its role in today’s “vital humanitarian mission” to hand over the bodies, saying it is committed to its role laid out in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
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