How does the ICRC defend publicized actions by the agency during hostage exchanges? Particularly under scrutiny was during an exchange on Feb. 8. The Free Beacon reported that International Committee of the Red Cross official Nour Khadam was pictured shaking hands with a Hamas terrorist. Eleven days later, the ICRC issued a statement, compelling “those with the responsibility and the authority of these hostage releases, and those with influence on them, to ensure that they are conducted with privacy, respect and care.”
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