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Kfir Bibas was 9 months old when he was kidnapped, along with his parents and 4-year-old brother Ariel, from southern Israel by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023. (Right) Hamas leaders train Palestinian children to become terrorists and embed their terror infrastructure among civilians. Credit: Courtesy and Flash90.

The day after …

And we thought Oct. 7 was the worst. Hamas keeps showing the world how depraved its adherents can be.

Shoshana Bryen

Feb. 21, 2025

Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades parade Israeli captive Eli Sharabi in Deir al-Balah, the Gaza Strip, before handing him over to the International Red Cross, Feb 8, 2025. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

ICRC, despite criticism, still taking part in Hamas hostage ceremonies

U.S. Senate leaders condemn the participation of the Red Cross in the public displays orchestrated by the terrorist organization.

David Isaac

Feb. 21, 2025

Hamas terrorists in the Al-Qassam Brigades hand over Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Deir al Balah, Feb. 8, 2025. Photo by Ali Hassan/Flash90.

The moral bankruptcy and hypocrisy of the International Red Cross

The Swiss and ICRC’s failures in ensuring the provision of humanitarian succor to the Israeli hostages are unforgivable.

Alan Baker

Feb. 18, 2025

Red Cross vehicles wait at the spot where Hamas terrorists are expected to hand over Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 15, 2025. Photo by Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images.

The moral bankruptcy and hypocrisy of the International Red Cross

The Swiss and ICRC’s failures in ensuring the provision of humanitarian succor to the Israeli hostages are not just unforgettable. They are unforgivable.

Alan Baker

Feb. 17, 2025

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists, as well as thousands of additional Gazans, in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli hostages Arbel Yehud and Gadi Mozes, along with five Thai captives, were released to the Red Cross on Jan. 30, 2025. Photo by Abed Rahim Khaatib/Flash90.

The unseeming parading of our Jewish hostages

Gratitude for the return of kidnapped Israelis and others cannot excuse the grotesque spectacle of their release.

Jacki Karsh

Feb. 3, 2025

Israelis and families of those being held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip protest in Tel Aviv outside a meeting of the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, on Dec. 14, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.

The Red Cross is humiliated as it again serves murderers of Jews

It succeeded in making its profile invisible while not gaining the release of a single hostage or providing them with any assistance.

Mitchell Bard

Jan. 22, 2025

An Israeli Air Force helicopter will take the released hostages from the Gaza Strip to Israeli territory, on Jan. 19, 2025. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

Israeli hostages leave terrorist control, handed over to IDF

The three women are on their way home.

Jan. 19, 2025

Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Photo courtesy of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Red Cross head visits Gaza amid reports of imminent hostage release

Mirjana Spoljaric last visited the area in 2023, shortly after Hamas released some 100 Israelis.

JNS Staff

Jan. 14, 2025

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres walks to the podium to address the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session in New York City on Sept. 24, 2024. Credit: U.N. Photo.

A year after Oct. 7, UN head censures Hamas for not letting Red Cross see hostages

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres also condemned the attacks against Israel but did not call out Iran by name.

Oct. 1, 2024