Indonesia Expects Israel To Obey All Provisions Of International Law And Humanitarians

Director General of Aspasaf of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Kadir Jailani. (VOI / Fauzi)

JAKARTA - Indonesia expects Israel to comply with all international laws and especially humanitarian law, following the increase in escalation that occurred in the Middle East, especially Lebanon, said a senior diplomat from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Director General of Asia Pacific and Africa of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Kadir Jailani said the Indonesian government was following the development of the security situation in the Middle East with great concern, following an escalation increase, along with the increase in Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

"Indonesia's position remains consistent, in this case we hope that all forms of violent escalation must be stopped. We expect Israel to comply with all international legal provisions, especially regarding humanitarian law," he explained in a press statement in Jakarta, Friday, September 20.

"What is even more important is how to stop violence in Gaza, because we see violence in Gaza as the root of the problem. For that, we encourage ceasefire efforts to be realized. We know that efforts to realize the ceasefire are not easy to do, the journey is still too far, but we are never tired of continuing to push for a ceasefire to be realized," he continued.

He added that apart from the ceasefire, access to humanitarian aid is also expected to be expanded, because providing assistance to Palestinians in Gaza is a challenge in itself.

"More importantly, how can we realize a more lasting peace in the middle east. This can only be realized if the Two State Solution can be achieved," he said.

As previously reported, a series of communications devices explosions that rocked Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, added to the escalation tension that had already occurred between Israel and the Hezbollah group, also increasing tensions in the Middle East region linked to the conflict between the Palestinian militant group led by Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip.

A deadly attack that blew up communications radio and pagers of Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah this week, killing 37 people and injuring about 3,000 people, leaving hospitals in the country packed with victims.

Lebanon and Hezbollah blamed Israel for the device's explosion, which Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrollah said "passed all red lines".

Security sources said the attack was likely carried out by Israeli spy agency Mossad, which has a long history of carrying out sophisticated attacks on foreign territory. Meanwhile, Israel has not yet commented on the attack directly.