- Dok. Biro Pers Sekretariat Presiden
Jakarta – The Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is sending off the second batch of humanitarian aid for Palestine at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, East Jakarta on Monday.
"Alhamdulillah, we will send another batch of humanitarian aid, weighing 21 tons to our brothers and sisters in Gaza using two aircraft," the Head of State remarked during the sending off ceremony of the aid.
The humanitarian aid includes medicines, hospital tools and equipment, foods, and other goods needed by the people in the enclave currently being shelled by Israeli forces.
VIVA Militer: Bantuan kemanusiaan warga Gaza, Palestina
- timesofisrael.com
The president explained that the goods obtained for the second batch of Indonesia's aid for Gaza were funded by a budget totaling IDR 31.9 billion (US$2.069 million) disbursed by the Finance Ministry's International Development Cooperation Fund.
The President stated that several parties also participated in the provision of the aid, such as Paragon Technology and Innovation and Indonesia Humanitarian Alliance as well as people donating through the National Alms Agency (Baznas) and fundraising platform kitabisa.com.
"Akin to the aid in the first batch, the aircraft will head to El Arish (Airport) in Egypt, and the assistance will be delivered (by other parties) to Gaza,"
Earlier, on November 4 of 2023, Indonesia sent a total of 51.5 tons of aid that involved medical equipment and food for the Palestinian people in Gaza.
The aid was handed over to the Red Crescent of Egypt before being delivered to conflict-hit Palestinians in Gaza by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
VIVA Militer: Presiden RI Joko Widodo lepas bantuan kemanusiaan ke Palestina
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The tight blockade put in place by Israeli forces has severed the supply of basic necessities, such as fuel, electricity, and water, to the Palestinian people in Gaza.
President Jokowi accompanied by TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Agus Subiyanto, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
