MP Urges Government to Evaluate TNI Deployment in Lebanon

Jakarta – A member of Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), Oleh Soleh, has urged the Indonesian government to promptly conduct a thorough evaluation of the deployment of TNI personnel in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon.

This call was made in response to the death of one TNI soldier due to an Israeli attack on the UNIFIL headquarters in Lebanon. According to him, the current security situation in the area poses a severe threat to personnel safety.

“With the increasingly heated conditions due to the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, TNI soldiers are at risk of becoming targets of attacks. This must be a serious concern for the government,” said Oleh Soleh in his statement in Jakarta, quoted on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

He assessed that the ongoing escalation of the conflict should serve as a strategic consideration to prevent further loss of Indonesian lives.

He encouraged the government to consider concrete steps, including the possibility of temporarily withdrawing TNI troops from the conflict area until the situation is deemed safer.

“The safety of soldiers must be the top priority. Evaluating the assignment, up to the option of temporarily withdrawing troops from the UNIFIL mission, needs to be considered immediately,” he stated.

Oleh Soleh strongly condemned the Israeli attack that resulted in the death of a TNI soldier who was carrying out a global peacekeeping mission with UNIFIL in Lebanon.

He expressed profound condolences over the passing of the TNI soldier. He emphasised that the dedication of soldiers in peacekeeping missions is a noble duty that must be respected by all parties.

“I strongly condemn the Israeli attack that killed the TNI soldier. This is a humanitarian tragedy and a violation of the spirit of global peace,” said Oleh Soleh.

Previously, UNIFIL stated that one TNI peacekeeping soldier was killed after being hit by a projectile that struck one of the guard posts on Sunday night, 29 March 2026, local time.

The projectile exploded at a guard post near the village of Adchit al Qusayr in southern Lebanon. In addition to the one TNI soldier who was killed, another TNI personnel member also suffered critical injuries from the projectile explosion.