JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Sugiono said on Thursday that Indonesia welcomes a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel, which is expected to be a momentum to encourage peace in Palestine which can only be realized if Palestine is independent and sovereign.
Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Israelis reached a gradual ceasefire agreement on Wednesday, after the conflict that lasted about 15 months killed more than 46 thousand Palestinians and injured more than 110 thousand people.
In his tweet on X Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, Sugiono wrote, Israeli atrocities in Palestine had claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
"This is not just a statistic. Every number is human life," wrote Foreign Minister Sugiono as quoted on Thursday, January 16.
Foreign Minister Sugiono wrote that Indonesia appreciated the ceasefire agreement, in accordance with what had been encouraged by Indonesia and the international community.
"The next important step is to ensure that the agreement is implemented immediately and comprehensively, to prevent more casualties," he tweeted.
4. Indonesia juga siap berkontribusi kepada upaya pemulihan kehidupan bermasyarakat di Gaza, baik itu melalui bantuan kemanusiaan, dukungan terhadap peran UNRWA, ataupun upaya rekonstruksi Gaza.
— Menteri Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia (@Menlu_RI) January 16, 2025
4. Indonesia is also ready to contribute to efforts to restore social life in Gaza, either through humanitarian assistance, support for the role of UNRWA, or Gaza reconstruction efforts.
Furthermore, this ceasefire is expected to be a momentum to promote peace in Palestine.
"I emphasize that peace is only possible, if Palestine is independent and sovereign, in accordance with the two countries' solutions that have been agreed upon by the international community," he said.
Foreign Minister Sugiono added that Indonesia is ready to contribute to efforts to restore social life in Gaza, either through humanitarian assistance, support for the role of UNRWA (UN agency for Palestinian refugees), or Gaza reconstruction efforts.
As previously reported, negotiators reached a gradual agreement on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of conflict since October 7, 2023, sparking tensions in the Middle East. This will take effect on Sunday.
The deal includes the gradual release of hostages arrested by Hamas-led militants, in exchange for Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons.
The deal is also expected to ease tensions in the Middle East sparked by the conflict in Gaza, then ignite the occupied West Bank of Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran, raising fears of Israel's war with Iran.
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The latest conflict in Gaza broke out on October 15, 2023, when the Hamas-led Palestinian militant group attacked Israel's southern region, leaving 1,200 people dead and 250 others hostage, according to Israeli calculations.
Yesterday, medical authorities in Gaza confirmed that the death toll from Palestine since the conflict broke out has reached 46,707 people and 110,265 injured, the majority of children and women, quoted from WAFA.
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