Israel announced Tuesday that it will no longer automatically approve visa requests from United Nations (UN) officials, due to the UN’s silence on Hamas terrorism and its apparent collaboration with Hamas within Gaza.
The parents of Naama Levy, a teenager and advocate for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence who was abducted on October 7 and was last seen covered in blood and being dragged by the hair by a Hamas terrorist, are calling on international organizations and countries to pressure the Palestinian terror group to release her.
The daughter of a critically ill Israeli hostage who was freed and taken straight to the hospital is slamming the International Committee of the Red Cross, saying that the organization did nothing to help her mother during seven weeks in Hamas captivity.
Palestinians in Gaza City slapped and taunted a Red Cross vehicle carrying Israeli hostages on Sunday evening, as armed Hamas terrorists looked on, according to Al Jazeera footage.
No humanitarian aid will be delivered to the Gaza Strip until Hamas terrorists release the hostages they kidnapped in their October 7 attack, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday.
A highly vulnerable 17-year-old girl with a debilitating muscle disorder and her father were abducted by Hamas terrorists.
At least 2,000 fatalities have been reported in Libya’s eastern city of Derna after dams burst in a torrential rainstorm.
Residents of the Kherson region in Ukraine find themselves dealing with new hardships thanks to the breach of the Kakhovka Dam on Tuesday, including flooded homes, drowning, disease, and even landmines dislodged by floodwater from the Dnipro River.
The president of the Red Cross slammed European countries over the level of treatment for Ukrainian refugees compared to other migrants.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has released a report insisting climate change is a bigger danger to humanity than the current Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. IFRC Secretary-General Jagan Chapagain held a press conference this week
The Lebanese Red Cross stated Wednesday that the gigantic explosion at the port of Beirut has killed over 100 people and injured over 4,000.
The Trump administration redirected funds from the W.H.O. to groups such as Samaritan’s Purse and the Red Cross, the New York Post reported.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is “worsening” and has already killed more than 1,000 people, fueling a disconcerting number of cases in recent days, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) revealed over the weekend, echoing other global health groups.
Venezuelans protested at the Red Cross headquarters in Caracas on Monday accusing the government of selling some of the organization’s recently arrived humanitarian aid.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand revealed Monday that it had dispatched a special forces unit to Syria to search for nurse Louisa Akavi who was abducted by the Islamic State group more than five years ago.
First lady Melania Trump and second lady Karen Pence joined military spouses and wives of Cabinet secretaries Tuesday to pack care kits for America’s military men and women serving abroad during the Christmas season.
First Lady Melania Trump shined bright as she assembled care packages with the Red Cross for American troops and service members stationed overseas.
A North Carolina Chick-fil-A location broke company tradition and opened its doors on Sunday to help feed people after Hurricane Florence pummeled the Carolinas.
Beer maker Anheuser-Busch has announced plans to send 300,000 cans of fresh water to the expected victims of Hurricane Florence.
Homeowners in Ireland have been asked to pledge spare rooms or vacant properties to house migrants for periods of up to a year as part of the government’s Irish Refugee Protection Programme.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka announced Friday it would establish new police posts and step up patrols at popular resorts after a spate of sexual attacks and violence targeting foreign tourists.
Volunteers have criticised the Red Cross charity after receiving a communication telling them to remove crucifixes from the walls of their branches as the organisation looks to become more secular.
We are a society that values and cherishes stuff. Things. Memories. Ask any household in America and I bet they would say they wish they could get rid of some, but the memories they have stored away are so much more important than more space. You don’t really realize how important these things are to you until they are taken from you, sometimes unexpectedly and harshly.
TEL AVIV – The Iranian regime cares more about hating Israel then taking care of its own people which is why the Jewish state offered assistance in the wake of the earthquake, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered humanitarian aid to Iran and Iraq following a deadly earthquake, saying he had no issue with the victims, but his offer was promptly rejected.
The Kiewit Corporation contractor poured the final smooth layer of cement on the Oroville Dam spillway chute Wednesday and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is set to certify that the massive repair job was completed by the November 1 deadline.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Escuelas vacías y temor en las calles fue lo que encontraron representantes de internacionales de la Cruz Roja durante su visita a esta ciudad fronteriza la cual lleva meses siendo azotada por una guerra entre carteles donde el uso de lanzagranadas, metralletas y vehículos blindados es algo de todos los días.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — During a visit to this border city, members of the International Red Cross found empty schools and fear in the streets after months of regular, large-scale gun battles by cartel members featuring grenade launchers, machine guns, and armored vehicles.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the Red Cross to assist in retrieving Israeli civilians and bodies of fallen soldiers held in Gaza by the Islamic militant group Hamas.
First Lady Melania Trump addressed Americans suffering the effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, thanking the volunteers who helped rescue victims of the storm.
The Detwiler fire near Yosemite National Park has destroyed about 60 homes and caused the evacuation of the historic gold mining towns of Mariposa and Coulterville.
A Red Cross therapist who helped treat asylum seekers was stabbed to death by a 27-year-old Syrian after the pair got into a heated argument.
The UN said Tuesday it had suspended all humanitarian aid convoys in Syria after a deadly air raid hit trucks delivering aid near Aleppo, killing a Red Crescent staff member and civilians.
A UN humanitarian aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo was hit by air strikes on Monday in what UN officials say could amount to a war crime.
Despite historic flooding across the southeast region of Louisiana, relief volunteers and organizations still say that donations have not matched the needs of those affected.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The State of Louisiana is not even two weeks out of a flooding crisis that killed 13 people and destroyed 60,000 homes and officials are already eyeing a potential tropical storm that could double the damage done.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – After GOP nominee Donald Trump was the only high-profile figure to visit Louisiana flood victims immediately following unprecedented flooding, the American Red Cross is admitting that getting donations has been tougher than usual.
Actress Kirstie Alley lambasted President Obama on Friday for golfing during his annual vacation in Martha’s Vineyard this week while thousands of displaced Louisiana residents continued to languish from the devastation wrought by deadly flooding that has rocked the state.
A Red Cross employee has claimed that women in an asylum home run by the charity have been sexually abused and that management covered it up.
A Red Cross Hospital pool’s safety rules signboard was chided as being “super racist,” prompting the hospital to issue an apology and a promise to replace the controversial poster.
