The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to help hostages in Gaza or Palestinian detainees in Israel, has defended itself in a rare statement outlining

GAZA -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fourth batch of an ongoing prisoner exchange and ceasefire deal. The release took place in two separate locations in the war-torn Gaza Strip and was coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).