Tangerang - Foreign Minister (Menlu) Sugiono welcomed directly nine Indonesian citizens (WNI) who were detained by Israel at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Sunday, May 24.

The Indonesian citizens are volunteers of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) 2.0 who were previously arrested and detained by Israeli authorities. In his remarks, Foreign Minister Sugiono expressed his appreciation to friendly countries that helped the process of picking up GSF activists who were detained at the Ashdod Port by Israeli authorities, including volunteers from Indonesia.

According to Foreign Minister Sugiono, the words of thanks were also conveyed to the governments of Turkey, Jordan, and Egypt. The Minister of Foreign Affairs also appreciated the GSF 2.0 activists for their efforts to fight for the rights of the Palestinian people and call for peace.

The Indonesian government again condemned the violence and inhumane treatment of Indonesian volunteers of GSF 2.0 by the Israeli authorities.

According to Foreign Minister Sugiono, the interception and detention of the activists was a violation of international law.


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