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Indonesia willing to send peacekeepers to Gaza

By Reuters 1 June 2024, 10:35 am 5 Edit
Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 1, 2024. ( Nhac Nguyen/AFP)
Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 1, 2024. ( Nhac Nguyen/AFP)

Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto says that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required.

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier security conference, Prabowo says US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza was a step in the right direction.

Prabowo also says Indonesia is willing to accept and treat 1,000 injured Palestinians.

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