the Red Cross
noun
: an international organization that helps people who are suffering because of a war or natural disaster
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The majority of cases had suffered gunshot wounds, the Red Cross said.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 June 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clashed with the International Committee of the Red Cross, which lost two of its personnel in an Israeli bombing in May.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
The majority of victims suffered gunshot wounds, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 June 2025
An Associated Press reporter who arrived at the Red Cross field hospital around 6 a.m. saw wounded people being transferred to other hospitals by ambulance.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 June 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has clashed with the International Committee of the Red Cross, which lost two of its personnel in an Israeli bombing in May.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
The majority of victims suffered gunshot wounds, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 6 June 2025
An Associated Press reporter who arrived at the Red Cross field hospital around 6 a.m. saw wounded people being transferred to other hospitals by ambulance.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
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“The Red Cross.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Red%20Cross. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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