The brother of an Israeli hostage held by Hamas said the Red Cross told his family to care more about the people of Gaza and less about her.
Dor Steinbrecher’s sister Doron, 30, was abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. She was pulled from a safe room and sent a message to friends “They’ve arrived, they have me.”
It was the last the family heard from the veterinary nurse. They have no idea if she is alive.
Her parents, Roni and Simona, went to the Red Cross to ask them to transfer medication to their daughter who is meant to take it every day.
Her brother Dor told CNN: “My sister should take her medication on a daily basis. She probably hasn’t taken it since Oct 7.
“My mum had a few meetings with the Red Cross and she told them my sister needs to get her medicine.
“They told her we should care more about Arab people on the other side, the people of Gaza, and less about our loved ones. It was very shocking.”
CNN host Jake Tapper asked Dor what his message was to people who rip down posters of kidnapped Israelis.
Dor said: “I want them to know that each one of the hostages in Gaza is just a citizen pulled out of their bed on Saturday morning and taken to Gaza for no good reason.
“I want them to try to imagine the babies, the women, the grandfathers, and that it’s their family members, their beloved ones. And then think about what they are doing with the hostage posters.”
The Red Cross has been severely criticised by released hostages and families of hostages for not doing anything to help them.
The head of the Red Cross said it is up to Israel to facilitate their meetings with hostages.
Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, said Hamas is blocking access to the hostages.
She said that her organization could do nothing until Hamas “demands were addressed”.
She said: “We currently don’t know where they are. We don’t know when and where to go to access them. That’s the simple fact.”
