Food, water and medical supplies are running thin in Gaza, and the evacuation of the 10 Indonesian citizens is the top priority of the Foreign Ministry.

The ministry has established a contingency plan for evacuation and maintained close communications with the Indonesian nationals as they stand by for any information regarding a possible escape route, Foreign Ministry’s citizen protection director Judha Nugraha said.

But their repatriation is nearly impossible without a temporary demilitarized zone, as Israeli air strikes on Gaza have not let up.

“Our plan doesn’t only assume one scenario,” Judha told reporters. “The reality on the ground is incredibly difficult and, learning from past experiences, we’ve established multiple options for different situations.”

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Outside of Gaza, 133 Indonesian nationals are spread mostly throughout the West Bank and Israel’s Sapir area, according to the ministry. Out of them, only four people have agreed to be repatriated, while the rest have chosen to remain where they are under the belief that the conditions were “still safe for remaining in place”, Judha said.