The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as ‘untenable’ saying she saw ‘a lack of everything’ in the blockaded territory.

Israeli forces attacked a convoy of The Red Cross that carried aid to the Shifa Hospital in Gaza

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has condemned in strongest terms Israel’s bloodshed of the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip urging for an end to the horrific sufferings of the civilians.

As the Israeli brutal onslaught on the Gaza Strip exceeds its third week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for halt in the “intolerable” human sufferings in the coastal territory.

The committee said in a statement: “Under international humanitarian law, Palestinian detainees are protected persons and have the right to communicate with their families.”

​​​​​​​Humanitarian needs are higher than ever,  with the legacy of destruction of the 12-year war compounded by an economic crisis that has sent the Syrian pound tumbling and pushed virtually the entire country below the poverty line.

In a statement, the ICRC said that the decline of budgets for humanitarian assistance will affect the Committee's works during the next two years.

Latest report by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed that 19 million people in Yemen are challenged by food insecurity as a result of the Saudi-led coalition atrocities against the impoverished Arab country.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of humanitarian situation in Yemen and that two thirds of the people in the war-stricken country are deprived of basic healthcare.

Robert Mardini, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), traveled to Tehran on Saturday to attend the 100th anniversary of the Iranian Red Crescent Society and met with a number of Iranian officials.