JAKARTA - Deputy Chief of Staff of the TNI General Tandyo Budi Revita revealed the preparations for sending troops to Gaza as part of the Board of Peace (BoP). He stated that the TNI was ready to send any number of experienced soldiers who were asked as peacekeepers.
"In principle, the TNI is ready, whatever it takes because it is still in the negotiation process. Later, if I'm not mistaken, this last week of February will decide how much the TNI will contribute in terms of the number of troops," said Tandyo at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, February 10.
"Until now we have several options for us to actively participate in the peace in Gaza. Of course, waiting for the final decision this month is what will be signed directly by the President," he continued.
When asked about the criteria for peacekeepers to Gaza, especially the TNI's preparations in facing other forces in conflict areas, General Tandyo emphasized that the Indonesian army already had experience. Like the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) or the Indonesian peacekeepers who were sent to Lebanon to carry out humanitarian missions.
"Unifil who have been there, units that have been sent there, this is what we will recruit. So it's not units that have never been there," said Tandyo.
"We have not sent it from 2008, yes, from 2008 we have sent Unifil there many times, and these people will be the ones we will send there. Of course he has experience in terms of the field and how he communicates with the people there even though it is in the Lebanese territory," he continued.
Previously, the Chief of Staff of the Army (KSAD) General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak revealed that the TNI was still waiting for the results of coordination regarding the plan to send TNI troops as part of the Board of Peace (BoP) to Gaza, Palestine. However, he said that preparations had been made to prepare troops as part of the Board of Peace.
"We are waiting for the results of coordination that coordinates in Gaza, later to the TNI Headquarters, later to the Mabesad (TNIAD Headquarters), later we will need what kind of character personnel, later we will prepare," said Maruli after the 2026 TNIPolri Leadership Meeting at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday, February 9.
It is known that the Board of Peace was initiated by the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump on January 22, 2026 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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