Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ensures There Are No Arrests of Indonesian Citizens by Israel, Three Volunteers at the Indonesian Hospital Prepare to Evacuate
Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, Palestine. (Wikimedia Commons/Pramudita Rifkyw)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that three Indonesian citizens (WNI) who volunteered at the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza are in good condition and are still at the hospital.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directly verified the news regarding the arrest of two Indonesian volunteers at the Indonesian Hospital by the IDF," said Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lalu M. Iqbal in a statement on Wednesday, November 22.

"According to direct sources in Gaza, the three Indonesian volunteers are currently in good condition and are still in the Indonesian Hospital," he said.

Previously, there was news circulating about the arrest of two Indonesian volunteers who were at the Gaza Indonesian Hospital.

The news circulated amidst an Israeli military attack and siege on the hospital, followed by an evacuation order on Wednesday local time.

Meanwhile, Iqbal explained that information regarding the arrest was first obtained from Palestine Today media journalists who informed Mer-C.

"After verification from direct sources in Gaza, the three Indonesian citizens were still in the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza. So there were no arrests of Indonesian citizens by the IDF," he explained.

He added that the three Indonesian volunteers were preparing to evacuate to South Gaza.


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