Government Not Planning to Withdraw TNI Troops from Lebanon, But Continues Evaluation

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya has affirmed that the government does not plan to withdraw TNI troops from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). However, the government continues to evaluate the situation following the deaths of three soldiers due to military attacks in the Israel-Lebanon conflict. “There are no plans for that (withdrawal of troops). The evaluation continues, both internal and external,” said Seskab Teddy, when met at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday (10/4/2026). He stated that Indonesia’s commitment to maintaining world peace is firmly outlined in the preamble of the 1945 Constitution (UUD). “I think it has been clearly stated that, in accordance with the fourth paragraph of the preamble of the Constitution, it promotes world order. So, we send troops there to maintain peace, and we are firm on the existing evaluations,” Teddy remarked. For information, three TNI soldiers attached to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed in Lebanon. The first incident occurred after the Indonesian contingent was hit by artillery fire near Adchit Al Qusayr in southern Lebanon on Sunday (29/3/2026). One soldier, Second Corporal Farizal Rhomadhon, died as a result of the attack. The other two soldiers were killed the following day on Monday (30/3/2026), after the convoy they were escorting was attacked. On the other hand, five more soldiers were injured. They are First Lieutenant Infantry Sulthan Wirdean Maulana, Head Corporal (Praka) Deni Rianto, Praka Rico Pramudia, Praka Bayu Prakoso, and Praka Arif Kurniawan. Most recently, UNIFIL reported that three more Indonesian peacekeepers were injured due to an explosion in El Addaiseh, southern Lebanon, on Friday (3/4/2025).