Intentional or not, the human rights regime has facilitated the Hamas agenda and hindered those that seek to stop them.
"We must be clear: any degrading treatment during release operations is unacceptable," the ICRC said in a statement.
The Red Cross needs to provide answers and rectify its failures. Anything less would be a betrayal of the very mission they claim to uphold.
Public pressure and relentless protests played a key role in bringing Israeli hostages home—proving that unity and action can make a difference.
Israel has previously complained to mediators about the way the release of Arbel Yehud and Gadi Moses was handled.
Hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami are set to be released on Saturday after spending 491 days in captivity.
The hostages want to rebuild their lives and communities. The released terrorists want to continue to destroy everything Israel has built.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Hamas's failure demonstrates how quickly years of diplomatic work can be jeopardized by chaos on the ground, which could derail future releases.
We appear to be forced to put our full trust in President Donald Trump to once again push Netanyahu to do what he ought to do of his own volition.
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