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President of ICRC tells hostage families visits to captives must be allowed

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Families of hostages on Thursday met with Marijana Spoljaric President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Families of hostages on Thursday met with Marijana Spoljaric President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Families of hostages on Thursday met with Marijana Spoljaric President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Families of hostages on Thursday met with Marijana Spoljaric President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to demand the organization visit the Israeli captives held by Hamas in Gaza. 

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Health Minister Uriel Menachem Buso were also present. 

Spoljaric said in a post on X that a visit to the hostages must be granted adding "I reiterate: hostages must be released - immediately."

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