Lebanese and Palestinians gather for a protest calling for the release of Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi (portrait) outside the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) in the Capital Beirut on December 26, 2017. Israel's army arrested Ahed Tamimi on December 19, 2017, after a video went viral of her slapping Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank as they remained impassive. Pic/ AFP

The Red Cross on Wednesday called the evacuation of people in critical medical condition from a besieged suburb of the Syrian capital, a positive step. Taking to Twitter, the world's biggest aid organisation said, 'The operation is a positive step. This will give some respite to the people suffering in Eastern Ghouta - especially those in dire need of life-saving medical treatment.'