Welcoming The Results Of The Arab Summit In Cairo, The Indonesian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs: In Line With The Ones That So Far Indonesia Has Voiced The Issue Of Palestine

Israeli military operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - Indonesia welcomes the results from the Arab summit on Palestine which was held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, saying it has similarities in terms of the Palestinian struggle that Indonesia has always voiced, said Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Roy Soemirat.

Egypt held The Extraordinary Arab Summit on March 4 to discuss the situation in Palestine. During the meeting, all participants agreed to adopt the Gaza reconstruction plan proposed by Egypt.

"We welcome (the results of the Arab Summit) which of course is related to efforts to reconstruct Gaza, which are very close to the Government and citizens of Indonesia. From the start we conveyed, in time we will be involved in efforts by the international community in reconstructing Gaza," Roy said in a press statement in Jakarta, Thursday, March 6.

He further explained that the results in the Arab Summit yesterday are believed to be discussed at an emergency meeting of the foreign minister of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) initiated by a number of countries, including Indonesia, in Saudi Arabia tomorrow.

"One of the main issues is to discuss further things that have been discussed at the time of the Arab Summit, how can it be synchronized with other OIC countries for the Palestinian cause," Roy explained.

He added that Arab countries participating in the meeting would clearly continue to reject any suggestions related to efforts to remove Palestinians from Gaza.

"There are many things that directly or indirectly in the meeting are things that Indonesia has been voicing in international forums related to the Palestinian struggle," he concluded.

As previously reported, the leader of Arab countries adopted a plan to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, Palestine initiated by Egypt, which would cost US$53 billion, avoiding the relocation of Palestinians from the enclave, contrary to the vision of US President Donald Trump's "Middle East Riviera", at the Arab summit on Tuesday. , quoted from Reuters.

The main question that needs to be answered about Gaza's future is who will run the enclave and which country will provide the billions of dollars needed for reconstruction.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Egypt had teamed up with Palestine to form an administrative committee consisting of independent and professional Palestinian technocrats entrusted to rule Gaza after the war ended.

The committee will be responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid and management of affairs in the Gaza Strip for the time being, in preparation for the return of the Palestinian Authority (PA), he said.

Any reconstruction funding will require great support from oil-rich Gulf Arab countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which have the billions of dollars needed.

Another important issue is the fate of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the rival of PA. The group ruled Gaza since 2007 saying in a statement that they agreed with the Egyptian committee's proposal.

Hamas has agreed not to nominate a candidate for the Cairo-proposed committee, but should grant its approval of the duties, members and agenda of the committee that will work under PA supervision.

Meanwhile, PA leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he welcomed Egypt's ideas and urged President Trump to support plans that would not involve the eviction of Palestinians.

President Abbas further said he was ready to hold presidential and parliamentary elections if circumstances allowed, adding his PA was the only legitimate government and military force in the Palestinian Territory.

The militant group Hamas said they welcomed the election plan.

Egypt's Reconstruction plan for Gaza is a 112-page document that includes maps of how the land will be re-developed and dozens of color images produced by AI from housing, parks and community center construction. The plan includes commercial ports, technology centers, beach hotels and airports.

Israel is unlikely to oppose Arab entities taking over responsibility for the Gaza government if Hamas is not there, said a source familiar with the matter.