The International Committee of the Red Cross has renewed its call for a prisoner exchange deal between Hamas and Israel to be conducted "secretly."

The International Committee of the Red Cross is preparing to release the next batch of prisoners, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

The committee called again for "all releases to be conducted confidentially."

She stressed that she will continue to carry out the role assigned to her by the parties.

“This work is a basic humanitarian mission, and we must be clear: any degrading treatment during releases is unacceptable,” she continued.

She noted that she had repeatedly called on officials and release commissioners to conduct these operations with confidentiality, respect and care, adding: “This must also be done in future releases.”

On February 8, the International Committee of the Red Cross had called for a secret prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 73 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, and it detains thousands of Palestinians in its prisons, subjecting them to torture, starvation, and medical neglect, which has led to the deaths of many of them, according to Palestinian and Israeli media and human rights reports.

With the mediation of Egypt and Qatar and the support of the United States, the agreement went into effect on January 19, and includes 3 stages, each lasting 42 days. However, Israel is still delaying the start of negotiations for the second stage.