Red Cross says acting ‘as neutral intermediary’ to enable return of hostages’ remains

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26 October 2025, 1:55 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says in response to various reports claiming its teams are searching for hostages in the Gaza Strip: “The International Committee of the Red Cross is currently operating in Gaza as a neutral intermediary, at the request of the parties, to facilitate the return of the remains of hostages who are no longer alive, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.

“To ensure the safety of those involved, we will not comment further on the different reports at this stage.”