Israel expects its Magen David Adom relief agency to be admitted by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Foreign Ministry said Monday it had received Swiss assurances that a resolution for the Red Cross movement to recognize Magen David Adom would be ratified at an international convention in Geneva in December.
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