The Red Cross reportedly scolded Israeli parents who attempted to deliver medicine to their daughter – who is one of the hostages still in the hands of Hamas terrorists in Gaza — telling them that they should consider what the Palestinians are going through.
Attorney Marina Medvin shared the story in a post on X, saying, “The parents of an Israeli being held hostage by Hamas were reprimanded by representatives of the Red Cross after they tried to ask the Red Cross to transfer prescription medication to their child.”
“The Red Cross told them they needed to ‘think about the Palestinian side. It’s hard for the Palestinians, they’re being bombed,'” Medvin continued. “The Red Cross did not agree to transfer the medication to the Israeli hostage!”
“We left there as we entered: without new information, without something new, and with disappointment,” the mother said.
“Doron Steinbrecher is a veterinarian nurse. She is 30 years old. She has been held captive for 63 days now without access to her prescription medication,” Medvin said, sharing a photo of Steinbrecher.
The parents of an Israeli being held hostage by Hamas were reprimanded by representatives of the Red Cross after they tried to ask the Red Cross to transfer prescription medication to their child. The Red Cross told them they needed to "think about the Palestinian side. It's hard… pic.twitter.com/CrtHLKRzZf
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) December 8, 2023
The full story was published on Friday by The Jerusalem Post, and detailed the moment that Steinbrecher’s parents — Roni and Simona — were invited to meet with the Red Cross. They thought that the international organization had asked for the meeting in order to facilitate getting medication to their daughter, as they had requested.
Eight of the former hostages — who were released under the terms of the temporary pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas — wrote a letter earlier this week asking the Red Cross to step in and visit the remaining hostages.
In the letter, they stated that while they were being held captive, their lives had been characterized by a “lack of medical treatment for illnesses and injuries with culpable neglect, severe food shortage, and unsanitary living conditions.”
Israeli officials have estimated that more than 130 hostages remain in Gaza, but they do not know their current conditions.