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US President Donald Trump at the launch of the Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 22
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- Indonesia plans to deploy up to 4,000 troops to Gaza for humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts, supporting the US-led Board of Peace (BOP) initiative.
- President Prabowo will attend the inaugural BOP meeting on Feb 19. Indonesia’s BOP membership is bound by a “collective withdrawal” pact with other Muslim-majority nations.
- Indonesia maintains that its participation hinges on Palestinian independence and views BOP as a more "democratic" alternative to the UN Security Council.
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JAKARTA - Indonesia is preparing to deploy up to 4,000 troops to Gaza, according to a senior government official, positioning itself firmly behind the Board of Peace (BOP) initiative recently announced by US President Donald Trump
The total BOP peacekeeping force will likely comprise about 9,000 personnel, the Indonesian official told The Straits Times on Feb 11, on condition of anonymity. Indonesia’s contingent will focus strictly on humanitarian aid, medical assistance and infrastructure reconstruction such as rebuilding roads and bridges, rather than combat operations.
