Israel’s foreign minister Eli Cohen has called on the Red Cross to do more to establish contact with hostages abducted in the Gaza Strip.
Cohen made his remarks on Tuesday in Geneva, where he held talks with several relatives at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UN organisations.
“To date, no one has seen the hostages,” said Cohen. “We have no signs of life.” The ICRC must at least ensure that relatives receive a sign of life from those who have been abducted and that they are provided with medication.
Militants from Hamas and other extremist Palestinian organisations killed around 1,200 people and abducted around 240 people during an attack on Israel on October 7. ...