MER-C and TPM Call for the Deaths of Three TNI Soldiers in Lebanon to Be Brought to the International Court
JAKARTA - MER-C Indonesia, along with the Muslim Lawyers’ Team (TPM), has conveyed profound condolences over the deaths of three TNI personnel while carrying out their duties as peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.
“We extend our condolences over the passing of the three TNI personnel who were carrying out a humanitarian mission as peacekeepers in southern Lebanon,” said the Chairman of the MER-C Indonesia Presidium, Hadiki Habib, during a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday (1/4/2026).
He explained that Indonesia’s activities in UNIFIL in the Lebanon area have been ongoing since 2006, and to date, following the escalation of warfare in the Middle East region, Lebanon’s condition has deteriorated further.
“The situation has now fallen into what we call a global humanitarian crisis in that region,” he stated.
In response to the conditions faced by humanitarian workers in Lebanon, he said, MER-C Indonesia will also prepare a humanitarian mission to the area.
On that occasion, TPM representative Achmad Michdan also expressed condolences over the deaths of the three TNI soldiers in Lebanon.
Michdan further stated that this incident constitutes a war crime.
“We firmly state that the attack carried out against UNIFIL peacekeeping personnel, including the three fallen TNI members, is a war crime,” said Michdan.
He explained that based on Article 8 paragraph (2) letter b number (iii) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), an intentional attack directed against personnel, installations, materials, units, or vehicles involved in a peacekeeping mission in accordance with the UN Charter is categorised as a war crime.
In addition, UN Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) and the Fourth Geneva Convention also explicitly protect peacekeeping forces from all forms of attack.
“Thus, Israel’s repeated military actions targeting UNIFIL personnel not only constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law but also crimes that can be tried before the International Criminal Court,” he said.
According to him, such actions represent serious violations of human rights and international norms that should be upheld by all parties.
“We also call on all parties involved in the conflict, particularly Israel as the trigger for the escalation of violence in the region, to immediately cease attacks and respect the presence and neutrality of international teams carrying out humanitarian missions,” he added.
The three fallen soldiers are Private First Class Farizal Rhomadhon, who died on 29 March due to an artillery attack; Captain Inf Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, who died on 30 March while leading an escort mission; and Sergeant Major Muhammad Nur Ichwan, who died in a vehicle explosion incident.