Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready for possible peacekeeping mission...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : FILE - Indonesian U.N. peacekeepers attend a ceremony to mark the 47th anniversary of UNIFIL Establishment Day, at the United Nation Peacekeepers headquarters in the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
56% : The Southeast Asian country has experience in peacekeeping operations as one of the top 10 contributors to United Nations missions, including in Lebanon.
53% : Indonesia, the world´s most populous Muslim majority nation, does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel and has long been a strong supporter of a two-state solution.
45% : Indonesia would be the first country to formally commit troops to the security mission created under Trump´s Board of Peace initiative for Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has held since Oct. 11 following two years of devastating war.
44% : Indonesian officials have justified joining the Board of Peace by saying it was necessary to defend Palestinian interests from within, since Israel is included on the board but there is no Palestinian representation.

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