“Our position is clear. We have consistently voiced this. We strongly demand accountability for Israel’s actions,” Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Vahd Nabyl A. Mulachela said after a media briefing in Jakarta.
Nabyl pointed to the Arab-Islamic Emergency Summit in Doha, where Indonesia joined other nations in urging international legal accountability for Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli military actions in Palestinian territories have caused massive destruction and killed nearly 65,000 people, mostly civilians, with the death toll continuing to rise.
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, released its findings on Tuesday, concluding that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Following a two-year investigation into events since October 2023, the commission determined that Israeli authorities and security forces had committed four of the five acts defined as genocide under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
These include killing, inflicting serious physical or mental harm, deliberately creating life conditions aimed at destruction, and implementing measures intended to prevent births within the group.
The commission urged Israel and all states to fulfill their legal obligations under international law to end the genocide and hold those responsible accountable.
It also called on UN member states to halt arms transfers to Israel, ensure that companies under their jurisdiction are not aiding or facilitating genocide, and pursue justice through investigations and legal proceedings.
Indonesia has long supported the Palestinian cause and views the UN report as a turning point for stronger international pressure to uphold justice and end impunity.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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