Israel continues to bar Red Cross representatives from meeting Palestinian detainees

Israel has decided to continue preventing representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from meeting Palestinian detainees, despite allowing visits to prisons for the first time since October 2023, Haaretz daily reported Friday. “The Israeli government informed the Supreme Court Thursday that it would allow the ICRC representatives to visit prisons holding Palestinian security detainees for the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, while continuing to prevent the organization from meeting with prisoners individually,” the newspaper said. According to Haaretz, the decision was made on the instructions of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The report said Red Cross representatives would be allowed to tour prison facilities and meet prison staff but would not be permitted to hold private […]