The air strike on the Al-Taba’een school-turned-shelter reportedly killed nearly 100 people, sparking international condemnation despite Israel's insistence that it was targeting militants.

Condemning the “massacre of Palestinians at the Al-Taba’een school by Israel”, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta called on the United Nations Security Council to immediately conduct an investigation.

“Indonesia also calls on the international community to unite in stopping the crimes against humanity and genocide committed by Israel,” the ministry said on Saturday, adding that Israel “must be held accountable for all these crimes and all forms of impunity must be brought to an end”.

Since the conflict in Gaza escalated last year, Indonesia has been making diplomatic efforts to promote a permanent ceasefire and a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, both in bilateral engagements with its partners and through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Indonesia has also been lobbying UN Security Council members to use their influence to bring the Israeli occupation to an immediate end, though Indonesia is not a member of the council, which has the power to produce legally binding resolutions.

Gaza's Civil Defense emergency service said at least 93 people were killed, including 11 children and six women, when three Israeli missiles hit Al-Taba’een, in Hamas-ruled territory in Gaza City, during dawn prayers on Saturday, AFP reported.