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Jokowi orders immediate evacuation of Indonesians in Lebanon
Jakarta has so far repatriated 25 Indonesians in batches since early August after the embassy in Beirut set a level 1 alert for Lebanon.
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A border policeman checks the documents of a woman carrying a baby, after she entered Syria from Lebanon via the Jusiyeh border crossing with Quseir in Syria's central Homs province on October 2, 2024. Lebanon said on October 2 that almost 240,000 people, mostly Syrians, have crossed to Syria since Israel began pounding the country last week with intense air strikes on what it says are Hezbollah targets. (AFP/LOUAI BESHARA)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered the Foreign Ministry to immediately evacuate Indonesians from Lebanon as Israel intensifies a ground offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah.
“I have told Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi to prioritize the safety of our citizens. Evacuation needs to be done immediately,” Jokowi told the media during a working visit to East Nusa Tenggara on Wednesday, as quoted from a video clip published by the Presidential Secretariat.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Rolliansyah Soemirat said earlier on Wednesday that the process of “evacuating Indonesians is underway” and that Indonesian missions in the Middle East were continuing to monitor the situation closely.
“Indonesian embassies are also keeping up communications with every Indonesian in their respective jurisdictions,” he added.
He did not reveal how many Indonesians were being evacuated from Lebanon.
The embassy’s charge d'affaires, Yosi Aprizal, said last week that 70 Indonesians had reported their unwillingness to be evacuated from the country, submitting a letter declaring their personal responsibility for their safety. The embassy and the ministry have since warned all Indonesians still in the country to remain vigilant and steer clear of unsafe regions.
Jakarta has so far repatriated 25 Indonesians in batches since early August after the embassy in Beirut set a level 1 alert for Lebanon.
