WHO urges Hamas to release all hostages on 'health grounds'
- The World Health Organization has expressed grave concern for the health of hostages being held captive and called for their immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Urgent and sustained care is needed for hostages, including those with pre-existing health conditions.
- The UN health agency has urged for a humanitarian ceasefire to allow the safe delivery of health supplies and fuel to the Gaza Strip, where the hostages are being held. Qatar is playing a unique role in mediating the conflict and working towards a period of calm.
- The mental health trauma faced by the abducted and their families is severe, and psychosocial support is of utmost importance. All 194 WHO member states are called upon to prioritize people's health and take immediate action to alleviate the suffering.
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'Hamas ready to release civilian hostages but on one condition', says Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, while speaking at the United Nations, said that Hamas was ready to release civilian hostages but only when 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli prisons were released. "The Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready to play its part in this very important humanitarian endeavour, along with Qatar and Turkey. Naturally, the release of the 6,000 Palestinian prisoners is another necessity and responsibility of th
Hamas claims it is willing to release hostages but needs time to find them
As pressure is mounting on Hamas to release the hostages including foreigners it abducted after the horrific terror on Israel on 7 October, the Islamic terror group has come up with a bizarre excuse to delay the release. A Hamas leader has said that they need time to find hostages hidden in various places in the Gaza Strip. A member of a Hamas delegation that visited Russia for talks claimed this while talking to Russia’s semi-official news outl…
'Hamas ready to release hostages but...': Iran at UN
Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, has said Hamas is ready to release civilian prisoners abducted from Israel, and the international community must take responsibility for releasing 6,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
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