Red Cross Chief on Gaza Hostages: We Could Have Saved More Lives

Red Cross chief on Gaza hostages: We could have saved more lives

Red Cross president Mirjana Spoljaric says earlier pressure for a Gaza hostage deal could have saved lives.

Red Cross chief says pressure to free Gaza hostages 'should have come earlier'

The ICRC president told the New York Times earlier pressure for a Gaza deal could have saved more lives, condemned double standards toward Palestinians living in rubble and called on Israel to restore access to Palestinian detainees

RED CROSS CHIEF ADMITS LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED: President Says Earlier Pressure for Gaza Hostage Deal Might Have Prevented Deaths

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross has acknowledged that more aggressive efforts to secure an agreement for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas could have saved additional lives, an admission that comes after years of criticism over the humanitarian organization’s failure to obtain access to the captives. Mirjana Spoljaric, who heads the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), made the comments in an…