This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Monday that its teams have been unable to visit Palestinian detainees held in Israeli detention centres since October 2023.

In a statement, the committee said it had not received approval to access the detainees during this period. It stressed the importance of being informed about the status and location of all detainees and being allowed to carry out its humanitarian work in accordance with international humanitarian law.

The ICRC underlined the need to ensure humane treatment for detainees, provide decent detention conditions, and allow them to communicate with their families.

The statement added that many Palestinian families are living in deep anxiety while waiting for any information about their detained relatives.

The committee said it continues to hold talks with Israeli authorities to resume visits to all Palestinian detainees, without giving a specific timeline.

So far, there has been no official response from Israeli authorities regarding the statement.

READ: Hamas accuses Israel of escalating ceasefire violations in Gaza

This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.