the Red Crescent
noun
: an organization in Islamic countries that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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Aid trucks that have been lined up next to warehouses for months will be moved to the crossing with Gaza, Dr. Raed Abdel Nasser, general secretary of the Red Crescent in North Sinai, told NBC News.
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Hamas’s failure even to acknowledge whether these children are alive, or to allow welfare checks by the Red Crescent, has done much to convince Israelis that negotiation with the group is pointless.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Iran, through the Red Crescent Society, also expressed condolences and offered to send specialized teams and equipment.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Some rescue workers accuse Israel of targeting them, an accusation that the Red Crescent and the Gaza Civil Defense have echoed.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Hamas’s failure even to acknowledge whether these children are alive, or to allow welfare checks by the Red Crescent, has done much to convince Israelis that negotiation with the group is pointless.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Iran, through the Red Crescent Society, also expressed condolences and offered to send specialized teams and equipment.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Some rescue workers accuse Israel of targeting them, an accusation that the Red Crescent and the Gaza Civil Defense have echoed.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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“The Red Crescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Crescent. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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