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Israel Bans Red Cross Access to Palestinian Detainees

10/29/2025

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On October 29, 2025, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz issued a decree barring the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees classified as 'unlawful combatants'.
Katz argued that such access would threaten national security and allow these detainees to evade international scrutiny.
Rights organizations and UN experts criticized the measure as enforced disappearance and collective punishment, noting it enables indefinite detention without due process and legal oversight.

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On October 29, 2025, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz issued a decree barring the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees classified as 'unlawful combatants'.
Katz argued that such access would threaten national security and allow these detainees to evade international scrutiny.
Rights organizations and UN experts criticized the measure as enforced disappearance and collective punishment, noting it enables indefinite detention without due process and legal oversight.