the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday that people are struggling to access basic goods because of Israeli restrictions on what can be brought into the territory.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Palestinians in Gaza remain at risk of extreme starvation and famine even after Israel lifted the blockade on all humanitarian aid entering the Strip, according to aid groups like the U.N., the International Committee of the Red Cross and others.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 June 2025
Another influx of 184 wounded arrived at the Red Cross field hospital June 3, the ICRC said in a statement; 19 were declared dead on arrival, and eight more died of their wounds not long afterwards.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 June 2025
According to the Red Cross and local Gaza health officials, the incident happened at a food distribution site Tuesday, where witnesses say Israeli forces fired on the crowd.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 4 June 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Palestinians in Gaza remain at risk of extreme starvation and famine even after Israel lifted the blockade on all humanitarian aid entering the Strip, according to aid groups like the U.N., the International Committee of the Red Cross and others.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 June 2025
Another influx of 184 wounded arrived at the Red Cross field hospital June 3, the ICRC said in a statement; 19 were declared dead on arrival, and eight more died of their wounds not long afterwards.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 5 June 2025
According to the Red Cross and local Gaza health officials, the incident happened at a food distribution site Tuesday, where witnesses say Israeli forces fired on the crowd.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 4 June 2025
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