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Indonesia prepares to post a thousand troops to Gaza as early as April

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Indonesia has outlined strict limits of its peacekeeping missions in Gaza, as it prepares to send a thousand troops to the enclave by early April. The foreign ministry stressed that it is a humanitarian mission and not a combat operation. Around 8,000 Indonesian troops are expected to be deployed by June. The International Stabilization Force or ISF is part of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace agenda. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is expected to attend the board's first official meeting in Washington this week. Mitch McCann reports from New York.

Indonesia has outlined strict limits of its peacekeeping missions in Gaza, as it prepares to send a thousand troops to the enclave by early April. The foreign ministry stressed that it is a humanitarian mission and not a combat operation. Around 8,000 Indonesian troops are expected to be deployed by June. The International Stabilization Force or ISF is part of US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace agenda. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is expected to attend the board's first official meeting in Washington this week. Mitch McCann reports from New York.

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