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Indonesian embassies in Middle East set alerts amid escalations
The Indonesian embassy in Amman, Jordan, has set a level 1 alert for Israel and Palestine. Meanwhile, the embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, has set the same alert level for southern Lebanon.
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Palestinians travel in a donkey-drawn cart loaded with their belongings on May 28, 2024, as they flee Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, in response to Israeli military action. (Reuters/Hatem Khaled)
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ndonesia has begun preparing contingency plans to protect its citizens across the Middle East, with its embassies in several countries on “alert” following escalations in the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The Indonesian embassy in Amman, Jordan, has set a level 1 alert for Israel and Palestine. Meanwhile, the embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, has set the same alert level for southern Lebanon.
Furthermore, the Indonesian embassy in Tehran, Iran, has placed the country on a less severe level 2 alert, the same status held by other parts of Lebanon not bordering Israel.
“Our representatives in the Middle East have been formulating the contingency plans to anticipate further escalations,” Judha Nugraha, the Foreign Ministry’s citizen protection director, said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
“We hope that the plans will never be used,” he continued.
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi, Judha added, had also held special meetings with top Indonesian diplomats in the Middle East in anticipation of worsening conditions.
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