October 29, 2025 | 07:57 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) is currently planning the initial steps regarding the deployment of peacekeeping troops in the Gaza region. This is in line with President Prabowo Subianto's commitment to support the establishment of peace in Gaza through the deployment of troops.
"At present, the TNI Headquarters through the Foreign Operations Staff (Sops TNI) is preparing the initial steps in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Prabowo," said Brigadier General TNI Frega Ferdinand Wenas Inkiriwang, the Head of the Information Bureau (Karo Infohan) at the Ministry of Defense, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Frega continued, stating that these initial steps would lay the groundwork for the TNI to send troops to Gaza for a peacekeeping mission. Frega did not elaborate on the specific steps being prepared by the TNI. However, he assured that the TNI would always be ready once given official orders from the president to send troops to Gaza.
"Implementation is awaiting political decisions and official mandates from the UN and/or relevant United Nations resolutions. This process will follow the mechanism of multilateral cooperation with the UN and relevant countries," explained Frega.
Previously, the Head of Information Center (Kapuspen) of TNI, Major General TNI (Mar) Freddy Ardianzah, stated that the TNI has prepared a joint task force. This task force possesses various special capabilities, ranging from construction to providing healthcare services for humanitarian missions in Gaza.
"The units that are likely to be involved may consist of elements from the combined TNI task force with specific capabilities in engineering construction related to infrastructure improvements, field healthcare support, and psychological rehabilitation," said Freddy.
According to Freddy, the TNI Engineering units are crucial in restoring the infrastructure damaged by the war in the Gaza area. In addition to the Engineering units, the presence of healthcare personnel from the TNI is also necessary to provide physical and psychological healthcare services to the victims of war.
The TNI will also deploy security forces to ensure that the peacekeeping mission in Gaza is carried out safely. Despite all preparations being made, Freddy stated that the TNI will still await orders from the central government for the confirmation of the peacekeeping troop deployment.
"In essence, the TNI is ready to carry out every government decision professionally, proportionally, and always upholding the principles of peace and the national interests of Indonesia, based on national and international legal standing," explained Freddy.
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