… — Nothing can justify the horrific attacks Israel suffered last weekend. Our hearts go … to wage war. The instructions issued by the Israeli authorities for the population of Gaza …
… that has unfolded over the last week in Israel and Gaza. Civilians - including women … the horrific loss of civilian lives in Israel last weekend. Our hearts go out to … Crescent Society and The Magen David Adom in Israel have been working around the clock to …
… the Red Cross (ICRC) and Magen David Adom in Israel are doing their best to help you. Read … me? Since the beginning of hostilities, in Israel, our teams have been supporting with … from people in and outside of Israel desperate to know about the fate of …
… by transporting the hostages from Gaza to Israel, underscoring the real-life impact of …
27-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – A war surgery team and a weapon contamination specialist are among ten International Committee of the Red Cross experts who arrived in Gaza on Friday, entering alongside …
28-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – After weeks of intense fighting, over two million civilians are trapped in the densely populated Gaza Strip with nowhere to flee to for safety. With hostilities continuing …
… parties to armed conflicts, be it in Gaza and Israel, in Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan, or …
… it is necessary. The ICRC has been present in Israel and the occupied territories since 1967 … Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel. The ICRC has offices in Tel Aviv, …
06-11-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - A convoy of four ambulances transporting patients from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city arrived at the Rafah crossing at the border with Egypt on Monday. Two vehicles …
… of intense violence Renewed hostilities in Israel and Gaza –unprecedented in scale and … injured, many of them young children. In Israel, families of over 240 hostages have no … 31 days of terrible suffering. Over 200,000 Israelis remain displaced from their homes. In …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
