Overview
- Senior officials say security, health and foreign affairs ministries have met to map logistics, medical capacity and legal frameworks for the proposal.
- Galang Island is under review for its humanitarian infrastructure, with alternatives in West and Central Java and large Jakarta military hospitals; a Jordan-based option has also been discussed.
- Authorities emphasize treatment rather than resettlement, with plans to create documentation, medical records and repatriation protocols in coordination with UNRWA and the ICRC.
- The initiative faces domestic scrutiny over safeguarding Palestinians’ right to return, with the foreign ministry warning of significant political and technical complexity.
- Indonesia conducted a second Gaza airdrop this week with Jordanian coordination, and The Independent reports nearly 18 tonnes were dropped on Independence Day with a goal of up to 800 tonnes.