Prabowo: TNI Troops to Be Deployed to Gaza Within 1-2 Months for Joint ISF Mission
Washington, US — President Prabowo Subianto stated that TNI troops will be deployed to Gaza, Palestine, within the next one to two months.
In Gaza, some 8,000 TNI troops will serve alongside the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), whose members comprise a coalition of nations from the Gaza Board of Peace (BoP).
"Probably not long, another 1–2 months," President Prabowo told reporters after the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace Summit in Washington DC, United States, on Thursday (19/2/2026) local time.
Prabowo also indicated that an advance team would likely be dispatched to Gaza first. The advance team would be deployed in relatively modest numbers, as their mission would include mapping the territory and analysing risks ahead of the main TNI deployment alongside the ISF.
On the same occasion, Prabowo reiterated that Indonesia had been entrusted with the role of ISF Deputy Commander.
"They asked us to be the deputy commander," President Prabowo said.
The President affirmed that Indonesia would appoint its finest officer to represent the country as ISF Deputy Commander.
"We'll select someone — we'll find the best," President Prabowo said.
At the inaugural Board of Peace Summit held at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Thursday (19/2/2026) morning local time, President Prabowo reaffirmed Indonesia's readiness to deploy 8,000 TNI troops to serve alongside the ISF in Gaza, Palestine.
"The ceasefire in Gaza is a tangible achievement. We commend this accomplishment and therefore reaffirm our commitment to contributing a significant number of our troops — 8,000, and potentially more if needed," President Prabowo said during his address at the Board of Peace Summit.
Meanwhile, ISF Commander Major General Jasper Jeffers of the United States Armed Forces stated that projections call for 20,000 soldiers and 12,000 police officers to serve with the ISF to restore post-war conditions in Gaza.
Major General Jeffers indicated that Rafah, located in southern Gaza and bordering Egypt, would be the ISF's first destination.
Thus far, in addition to Indonesia, the other nations committing troops to serve alongside the ISF are Kazakhstan, Albania, Morocco, and Kosovo.
Egypt and Morocco will also deploy police officers to provide training to the police force in Gaza, Palestine.
The Board of Peace Summit, chaired by President Trump, lasted approximately three hours, during which all representatives from member nations and key figures from the BoP's core structure presented their views and outlined their plans for the recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
In Gaza, some 8,000 TNI troops will serve alongside the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), whose members comprise a coalition of nations from the Gaza Board of Peace (BoP).
"Probably not long, another 1–2 months," President Prabowo told reporters after the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace Summit in Washington DC, United States, on Thursday (19/2/2026) local time.
Prabowo also indicated that an advance team would likely be dispatched to Gaza first. The advance team would be deployed in relatively modest numbers, as their mission would include mapping the territory and analysing risks ahead of the main TNI deployment alongside the ISF.
On the same occasion, Prabowo reiterated that Indonesia had been entrusted with the role of ISF Deputy Commander.
"They asked us to be the deputy commander," President Prabowo said.
The President affirmed that Indonesia would appoint its finest officer to represent the country as ISF Deputy Commander.
"We'll select someone — we'll find the best," President Prabowo said.
At the inaugural Board of Peace Summit held at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Thursday (19/2/2026) morning local time, President Prabowo reaffirmed Indonesia's readiness to deploy 8,000 TNI troops to serve alongside the ISF in Gaza, Palestine.
"The ceasefire in Gaza is a tangible achievement. We commend this accomplishment and therefore reaffirm our commitment to contributing a significant number of our troops — 8,000, and potentially more if needed," President Prabowo said during his address at the Board of Peace Summit.
Meanwhile, ISF Commander Major General Jasper Jeffers of the United States Armed Forces stated that projections call for 20,000 soldiers and 12,000 police officers to serve with the ISF to restore post-war conditions in Gaza.
Major General Jeffers indicated that Rafah, located in southern Gaza and bordering Egypt, would be the ISF's first destination.
Thus far, in addition to Indonesia, the other nations committing troops to serve alongside the ISF are Kazakhstan, Albania, Morocco, and Kosovo.
Egypt and Morocco will also deploy police officers to provide training to the police force in Gaza, Palestine.
The Board of Peace Summit, chaired by President Trump, lasted approximately three hours, during which all representatives from member nations and key figures from the BoP's core structure presented their views and outlined their plans for the recovery and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Palestine.