Israel's Supreme Court says Israel must allow visits to Palestinian prisoners by the International Committee of the Red Cross, ruling in favour of a petition against a ban that was brought in at the start of the Gaza Strip war.
The bar on Red Cross visits to Palestinian detainees has restricted independent verification of their treatment following reports of systemic abuse, starvation and denial of medical care towards Palestinian prisoners.
"We take note of the decision of the court and stand ready to resume our work in visiting detainees in Israeli places of detention," Patrick Griffiths, a spokesman for the ICRC, said.
