Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia Urges Ceasefire In Gaza

Gaza/UNRWA PHOTO residents' condition via UN

JAKARTA - Leaders from Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia are calling for a humanitarian ceasefire immediately, durable and sustainable in order to stop hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

According to information from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a joint statement issued at a meeting of the high levels of Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Countries (APEC) in San Francisco, the three leaders expressed deep concern over the heartbreaking human suffering and the adverse effects of the entire war and conflict around the world.

They also emphasize that conflicts can have a significant impact on the global economy.

The leaders reaffirmed messages of resolution from the Extraordinary Organizational Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, regarding Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.

They also called for the provision of essential goods and services for civilians throughout the Gaza Strip, and requested that goods and services be distributed immediately, sustainably, adequately, and without obstacles.

The three leaders reiterated that a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could only be reached through peaceful means, based on UN resolutions, including the UN General Assembly Resolution adopted on 23 October 2023 and UN Security Council Resolution 2712, and in accordance with international law, a two-state solution, based on the 1967 border, with East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.

The border before 1967 refers to existing boundaries between Israel and its neighboring countries agreed in the 1949 Armistice Agreement. However, Israel ignored those limits in the 1967 Six-Day War and captured territories, including the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.

The call of Indonesian, Brunei, and Malaysian leaders to a humanitarian ceasefire comes amid a deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, in which more than 2 million Palestinians are trapped in Israeli blockaded territory.

The blockade caused a shortage of food, medicine, and other important supplies, causing all hospitals in Gaza to stop operating due to fuel shortages.

At least 11,500 Palestinians were killed in the attack, including about 7,900 women and children, while more than 29,800 others were injured, according to recent figures from Palestinian authorities.