As many are starting to plan their holiday meals, The Red Cross of Utah and Salt Lake City Fire Department are wanting to remind people what precautions to keep in mind.
APHamas has released four hostages in the last week, sending ripples of relief throughout Israel and the world. But dozens of families are still waiting for news about their captive loved ones and what condition they are in—and some are calling on the International Committee of the Red Cross to do more to reach the hostages.Many of the hostages are still in need of life-saving medication, Adva Adar, whose grandmother, Yaffa, was kidnapped out of her home in a kibbutz over two weeks ago. Although
Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, the Islamist group which carried out brutal attacks on Israel on October 7, called Thursday for access for the Red Cross to treat their relatives. More than 1,400 people were killed on Israeli territory on October 7 by Hamas militants, according to Israeli authorities.
Outside the Red Cross in Geneva on Friday, Assaf Shem Tov clutched a picture of his 21-year-old nephew who was abducted by Palestinian group Hamas and called on the international community to step up efforts to free Israeli hostages. The nephew, Omer Shem Tov, was at a festival in Kibbutz Reim near the Gaza Strip when he was abducted. "I think that we need the Red Cross to first of all visit the hostages, make sure that they are well treated," he said.