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Indonesia calls for end to violence in Mideast
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Fleeing war: Palestinians flee Gaza City on an open-bed truck on Oct. 7, 2023, after the Israeli military deployed air strikes against the territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Hamas after the Palestinian militant group launched a coordinated offensive against Israel earlier that day. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
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ndonesia has called for an end to a wave of violence in the Middle East that has killed hundreds of people on both the Israeli and Palestinian sides following a surprise large-scale attack by Palestinian militants – the deadliest attack on Israel in 50 years.
“Indonesia is deeply concerned about the escalation of conflict between Palestine and Israel. Indonesia urges the immediate end of violence to avoid further human casualties,” the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. “The root of the conflict is Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory that must be resolved in accordance with the parameters agreed upon by the United Nations.”
At least 13 Indonesian citizens are residing in the Gaza Strip and none were hurt in the recent attack, the ministry noted.
The government said it was monitoring the condition of Indonesian nationals in Gaza through its embassies in Amman and Cairo and called on Indonesians residing in Palestine to be vigilant and avoid conflict areas.
The Indonesian Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C), an NGO, reported that the Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed one of its workers and hit an Indonesian hospital.
“The rockets fired from the Israeli fighter jets fell so close to our location and destroyed MER-C operational car in front of the Dr. Joserizal Jurnalis building,” an MER-C staff member in Gaza said.
Abu Romzi, a local staff member of MER-C, was killed in the incident.
