2 TNI Aircraft Will Send Aid To Palestinians In Gaza, Departing This Saturday

Head of the TNI Information Center, Rear Admiral TNI Julius Widjojono. BETWEEN/Genta Tenri Mawangi.

JAKARTA - Two units of the C-130 Hercules Air Force aircraft are scheduled to fly on Saturday, November 4 from Jakarta to Egypt to send assistance from the Indonesian government, the Indonesian Red Cross, and the National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) to Palestinians in Gaza. Head of the Indonesian Armed Forces Information Center (Kapuspen) Rear Admiral (Laksda) Julius Widjojono confirmed the information. He said the two Hercules units departing came from the 31st Air Squadron and 32rd Air Squadron of the Indonesian Air Force. The Indonesian Air Force has also prepared two Hercules reserves for the humanitarian mission. "In addition to the two units of Hercules Air Force aircraft, three units of charter aircraft (Boeing 737 Garuda) were involved by the National Police Headquarters, bringing the total support of aircraft to transport logistics for humanitarian aid to Palestine", said Julius in an official broadcast of the TNI Information Center in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, November 2. The plane is scheduled to depart from Base Ops Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base (Lanud) in Jakarta at 08.30 WIB. President Joko Widodo is scheduled to release the group carrying the humanitarian aid. The group of aircraft from Indonesia is scheduled to arrive in Egypt on Monday, November 6. "The flight route on this humanitarian mission is Halim (Jakarta)-Aceh-Yangon (Myanmar) - New Delhi (India) - Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) - El Arish (Egypt. Solid inter-institutional collaboration makes the aid delivery process to date run smoothly, ” said Julius. He continued the process at this time the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemlu) submitted a diplomatic note, especially regarding flight clearance, landing permit (landing permit), ground handling, and others. The Ministry of Defense also assists in financing in several aid delivery processes. Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lalu Muhammad Iqbal at a press conference session in Jakarta, Wednesday (1/11), said that the aid would later be handed over to Egypt's Red Crescent, then distributed to Gaza by UNRWA. "This is because only the Egyptian Red Crescent is authorized to bring aid into Gaza," said Iqbal.

He added that the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still waiting for approval from the United Nations regarding aid items that can enter Gaza.