From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Red Cross says it is seeking access to Israeli hostages, so far to no avail
An official at the International Committee of the Red Cross says his organization has been in touch with both Hamas and Israeli officials about accessing prisoners, but so far has not succeeded in obtaining it.
Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the ICRC, says that includes the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas during their unprecedented incursion into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
“The level of violence is still very high but we’ve asked for access,” Carboni says from Geneva. “We ask also for the civilians who have been captured to have an opportunity to communicate with their family, to tell them that they are safe and well. We also ask that some people who have nothing to do in prison or shouldn’t be captured to be released.”
