Andi Angga's Final Communication with His Mother Before Being Captured by Israel
The moment contact was lost was 3:00 pm on Monday, 18 May, when his WhatsApp had already shown one tick, and that is when I began to worry, Sutrawati Kaharuddin (52), told reporters at her home on Jalan Yusuf Dg Ngawing, as reported by detikSulsel on Wednesday, 20 May 2026.
Sutrawati said her son departed for Gaza from Turkey via Marmaris Port, along with dozens of other ships. He, together with a number of Indonesian citizens (WNI), is believed to have been intercepted by the Zionist state of Israel during the maritime journey to Gaza.
“Her son was travelling to Gaza by sea from Türkiye at Marmaris (Cruise Port). There were 56 ships, reportedly; 56 ships. In the journey, before reaching 250 miles offshore, he was intercepted by the Zionist state of Israel,” she said.
Sutrawati said the last communication with Angga consisted only of messages urging him to continue reciting istighfar and draw closer to Allah during the voyage. She said Angga still managed to reply before contact could no longer be established.
“I told him that I was worried, to be careful over there, and to keep istighfar. Usually he would reply, always saying ‘Thank you, Mother’. But there was no reply anymore; at that time his WhatsApp had a single tick,” Sutrawati explained.
Sutrawati said Angga had previously told his sister that if he could not be reached one day, she should not be surprised. Angga, along with other Indonesian nationals in the humanitarian mission convoy, had anticipated the worst-case scenario during the humanitarian voyage.
“He said, tell Mom that if this (there is a video) don’t be surprised. If contact cannot be reached anymore, it means I have already thrown my phone into the sea,” he told them.
Before her son was reported as being captured by the Zionist Israel, Sutrawati says she sought information when anxious about her missing son. Her concern was reinforced by reports that a ship had been intercepted before Angga’s video circulated.