The Red Cross on Saturday made fresh attempts to continue medical evacuations out of the besieged Syrian city of Homs.

A spokesman for the the International Committee of the Red Cross said negotiations have resumed with Syrian authorities and the opposition in order to continue evacuating anyone in need of help.

On Friday, the Red Cross said it evacuated seven wounded people from the Baba Amr district of Homs, but says it is not clear whether two wounded Western journalist were among them.

Syrian government forces continued a three-week long bombardment of Homs on Friday. Activists say at least 22 people were killed in the shelling, and thousands remain trapped in the area.

Meanwhile, international pressure continues to mount on Syria with a group of Western and Arab-led delegates, known as the “Friends of Syria,” demanding that Syrian authorities immediately end all violence and allow the delivery of foreign humanitarian aid to hard-hit areas within days.

In Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies will consider “every tool available” to stop the slaughter of innocent people in Syria. He said it is absolutely imperative for the international community to send a clear message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that it is time for the “regime to move on.”

In Tunis, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted that Mr. Assad will pay a “heavy cost” for violating the rights of the Syrian people and ignoring international will over his crackdown on the opposition.

U.N. appointed investigators estimate the death toll from the uprising at 6,400 civilians and 1,680 army defectors.