Questions raised over Indonesia’s plan to send peacekeepers to Gaza after recent floods at home


People wading through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, North Sumatra, on Dec 2. - AFP

JAKARTA: Recent devastating floods in Indonesia have cast fresh doubts over Jakarta’s plan to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza, even as the Indonesian military starts preparing for the deployment.

Deploying thousands of soldiers abroad while the country is still reeling from a disaster that has killed over a thousand people would paint President Prabowo Subianto’s administration as out of touch, analysts told The Straits Times.

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