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Palestinians ride on a truck loaded with food and humanitarian aid from the World Food Program, after it arrived in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
September 6, 2026, 3:12 pm
8 Muslim-majority nations pan proposals by Katz, Ben Gvir promoting Gaza emigration
FMs of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia and Pakistan warn ‘provocative’ statements will have ‘grave consequences,’ impact peace efforts
By Nava Freiberg and AFP
In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers attempt to clear debris at building damaged by an earthquake in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, August 15, 2026. (BASARNAS via AP)
August 15, 2026, 5:30 pm
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, killing at least 40 and toppling buildings
Quake triggers landslides and generates a small tsunami; authorities say death toll could rise as communications cut off with many remote areas
By YACOB HERIN
Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on July 28, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA/ AFP)
July 29, 2026, 10:46 pm
IDF strikes Gaza City mosque, claims it was used for weapons storage
Army says Al-Muttaqin Mosque was among Hamas sites struck this week, but offers no evidence of arms there; Indonesian activists file complaint against PM for flotilla ‘abuses’
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
US President Donald Trump stands with other world leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
May 28, 2026, 11:07 am
Iran war may be dampening international enthusiasm for peacekeeping force in Gaza
Board of Peace postwar plan in limbo as Arab and Muslim leaders from Indonesia to Kazakhstan seen balking at open cooperation with US and Israel in wake of attacks on Islamic Republic, Lebanon
By David Rising
Scenes from a video released by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir showing the minister taunting bound and detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Ben Gvir via X)
May 25, 2026, 4:40 am
Arab, Islamic FMs call Ben Gvir’s taunts of flotilla activists ‘assault on human dignity’
Eight Arab and Muslim countries are latest to condemn far-right minister over video showing him taunting activists kneeling on floor with their hands tied
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on March 23, 2026. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
March 31, 2026, 10:17 pm
UN probe shows roadside blast killed 2 UNIFIL troops; IDF: Hezbollah planted bombs
UN security source says 3rd Indonesian peacekeeper killed this week was hit by Israeli tank fire, says debris from shell found nearby; IDF investigating both incidents
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
French UN peacekeepers patrol the Lebanese-Israeli border in the village of Houla, southern Lebanon, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
March 30, 2026, 8:17 am
Indonesian peacekeeper killed in Lebanon explosion, 2nd critically injured
UNIFIL probing origin of projectile that hit its position near village of Adchit al-Qusayr; IDF looking into the incident
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
March 8, 2026, 12:24 pm
UAE tugboat hit by explosion, sinks in Strait of Hormuz; 3 Indonesian crew missing
Jakarta foreign ministry says Musaffah 2 caught fire, four crew members survived; security firm reports boat was hit by two missiles as it assisted missile-hit tanker
By Agencies and ToI Staff
President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto (C) takes a seat between Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
March 6, 2026, 9:23 am
Indonesian president says he’ll bolt Board of Peace if it doesn’t help Palestinians
Prabowo Subianto makes comments in meeting where he sought to reassure local Islamic critics of his decision to join the US-led board, whose activities are on hold due to Iran war
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Indonesian soldiers are deployed following violent protests against lawmakers' perks and privileges, in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2025. (AP/Tatan Syuflana, File)
February 15, 2026, 7:02 pm
Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready to deploy to Gaza by June as Trump touts progress
US president says members of Board of Peace, meant to oversee the postwar Strip, pledging over $5 billion toward reconstruction and ‘thousands of personnel’ to oversee security
By AP, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Indonesian soldiers of the Army Strategic Reserve Command march during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 5, 2025. (Tatan Syuflana/AP)
February 10, 2026, 2:41 pm
Indonesia says up to 8,000 troops being prepared for possible Gaza deployment
Military chief stresses details still being negotiated; Indonesian official says international force to stabilize Gaza could total up to 20,000 soldiers
By Nava Freiberg and Reuters
Destroyed buildings are pictured in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on February 8, 2026 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
February 10, 2026, 12:03 am
IDF says it killed four Hamas gunmen who emerged from Rafah tunnel, fired on troops
Military says it killed Palestinian who crossed Yellow Line; 2 more dead in Gaza City strike; technocratic panel unlikely to enter Gaza this week, with no date set for start of operations
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and AFP
Peter Berkowitz. (US State Department)
November 22, 2025, 5:57 pm
Indonesia’s largest Islamic group urges leader to quit for inviting pro-Israel speaker
Yahya Cholil Staquf, head of Nahdlatul Ulama, has drawn outrage for inviting former US official Peter Berkowitz, who has backed Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto (L) inspects troops from a vehicle during the Operational Troops and Military Honors ceremony at Suparlan Airfield, in Bandung, West Java, August 10, 2025. (Photo by Timur Matahari / AFP)
November 14, 2025, 2:04 pm
Indonesia says it has trained 20,000 troops for Gaza peacekeeping force
Defense minister says troops to focus on health and construction-related tasks, deployment will only come after UN mandate is given to International Stabilization Force
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Lion dancers perform on an Israeli flag during a rally in solidarity of the Palestinians in Gaza, in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 12, 2025. (AP/Tatan Syuflana)
October 30, 2025, 10:33 am
Despite dashing hopes for a visit, Indonesia cautiously eyes ties with Israel
For the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, the path to Jerusalem runs through Gaza – and Trump
By Nava Freiberg
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