The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) issued a clarification statement on Sunday, confirming that its role in transporting some family members of foreign nationals and permanent residents to the Kerem Shalom crossing since March 2025 is limited to humanitarian facilitation.

The committee explained in a press statement that these operations were carried out in response to an official request from the consular services of several countries to receive the most vulnerable family members and reunite them with their families outside the Gaza Strip.

The statement indicated that the responsibility for initiating travel procedures and obtaining permits lies with the relevant countries, while the ICRC's role is limited to ensuring the safe arrival of these individuals at the Kerem Shalom crossing, without any interference with consular operations or permits.