TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsIsland in Sumatra to become treatment site for 2,000 wounded Gazans
The presidential palace said injured Gazans will be treated on Galang Island in Riau Islands, based on an order from President Prabowo Subianto, while Foreign Minister Sugiono said that authorities are still looking for other alternatives and the plan is far from being finalized.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
A man walks with crutches on Tuesday as he inspects the scene in the aftermath of overnight Israeli bombardment on a camp sheltering displaced people in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. According to figures from Gaza's health ministry, more than 60,933 Palestinians have been killed in the Palestinian territory after the Israeli army devastated large parts of it in 22 months of combat sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attacks by Hamas that killed 1,219 people and saw hundreds kidnapped. (AFP/-)
The government has announced a plan to use Galang Island in Riau Islands to treat 2,000 displaced Palestinians injured during the war in Gaza, although it later clarified that some details about the proposal are still being finalized.
The plan was first announced by Presidential Communication Office (PCO) head Hasan Nasbi during a press briefing on Thursday. He told reporters that the government was preparing Galang, an 80 square-meter island in Riau Islands, to temporarily host and treat 2,000 injured Gazans.
Hasan added authorities would use the island’s existing infrastructure as part of the country’s humanitarian mission for Gaza, which include airdropping food and other aid for Gazans using two Hercules cargo aircraft.
“President [Prabowo Subianto] has given an order for Indonesia to assist in the medical treatment of 2,000 Gazans who have fallen victim to the war. They include individuals injured from bombardments, debris or other causes,” Hasan said, adding that the order was given during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
He added that accompanying families could be housed in the lodging facilities near the hospital.
Hasan also emphasized that the 2,000 patients from Gaza would not live permanently on the island: “This isn’t a permanent relocation. Upon the completion of their medical treatments, they will be returned to Gaza.”
