Nusa Dua, Bali – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has said that the evacuation of Indonesian residents from Palestine will be carried out when the situation on the field is safe.
” We currently have the data (on the variety of Indonesians); there is an evacuation plan, however the situation does not yet allow for motion,” she stated on the sidelines of the 1st Top-level Meeting of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum here on Wednesday.
Marsudi said that she has actually requested assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in evacuating Indonesians from the Gaza Strip in Palestine, which has become the primary target of the Israeli military’s air strikes.
The minister is intensively interacting with a number of parties, including the ICRC, to make sure the security and security of Indonesian people.
” Due to the fact that the primary priority is to evacuate Indonesian citizens securely,” she underlined.
The minister has also reached Brazil, which is presently holding the United Nations Security Council presidency; the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); in addition to with the Philippines. which has an embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian embassies in Amman, Beirut, and Cairo are on full alert and are keeping track of advancements in the dispute area and working to guarantee the defense of afflicted Indonesians.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Indonesia is presently preparing a contingency prepare for the evacuation of Indonesian citizens with a number of scenarios.
The situations consist of the possibility of leaving Indonesian people through nations closest to Palestine, specifically Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt.
” The government, through the Indonesian embassies in Amman, Beirut, and Cairo, is coordinating with numerous parties to evacuate Indonesians who remain in Palestine’s territory, especially 10 Indonesians who are in the Gaza Strip,” the ministry’s representative, Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, stated on Tuesday (October 10).
Based on the ministry’s data, there are 45 Indonesians who are currently in Palestine, and 10 of them remain in the Gaza Strip.
There are also 230 Indonesians who are presently performing religious tourist activities in a number of locations in Israel.
Far, there have been no reports of Indonesian people falling victim to the ongoing violence.
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