Genocide In Gaza, DPR Asks Prabowo To Bring Peace Missions In Diplomatic Laws

Illustration of President Prabowo during a working visit (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sukamta hopes that President Prabowo Subianto's diplomatic steps to Aran Saudi and Brazil can help peace efforts in Gaza, Palestine.

This was said by Sukamta in response to Israeli airstrikes that hit residential areas in the southwestern Gaza City. Where the Director of Indonesian Hospitals in Palestine, Marwan al-Sultan and his family were killed in the incident.

"We hope that Pak Prabowo's visit to Saudi Arabia and then attending the BRICS meeting in Brazil also carries a major mission to stop genocide in Palestine," said Sukamta, Friday, July 4.

Sukamta also asked the Government to immediately fill the position of Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations which is currently empty. "This includes immediately appointing the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and Geneva, because proactive diplomatic efforts really need the role of the Ambassador as the spearhead," he continued.

The PKS legislator from the Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) electoral district emphasized that the Israeli attack that killed the President Director of the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza was an extraordinary crime that violated international law.

"Israel continues to show its extraordinary (extraordinary) crimes. They are not subject to the law, nor do they have a commitment to humanity," said Sukamta.

In Al Jazeera's report, as many as 67 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours, July 2, as a result of the Israeli attack. There were even 11 people killed in this attack while queuing for humanitarian assistance. Director of the Indonesian Hospital, Marwan al-Sultan, and his family are on the list of fatalities.

Sukamta emphasized that attacks on medical facilities such as Indonesian hospitals clearly violated international law, including the 1907 Den Hague Convention, the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention, and the 1977 Additional I Protocol, all of which guaranteed the protection of hospitals and medical personnel from armed attacks.

"Article 18 of the fourth Geneva Convention states that health facilities must be respected and protected at all times and should not be the target of attacks. Meanwhile, Additional Protocol I states that attacks on health facilities, which are not used for military activity, are a serious violation of international law," he explained.

Therefore, Sukamta encouraged the government to take a firm stance asking the United Nations and its entire member countries to urge Israel to stop attacks on Palestine.

"I continue to support the Indonesian government to be more proactive in urging the United Nations and all countries in the world to stop the genocide that is taking place in Gaza and urgently open access to humanitarian aid as widely as possible," concluded Sukamta.