Three TNI Soldiers Fall in Lebanon, PDIP Urges Prabowo to Consider Withdrawing from Board of Peace

A member of Commission I of the House of Representatives from the PDI Perjuangan faction, TB Hasanuddin, has reminded President Prabowo Subianto to consider the option of withdrawing from the Board of Peace (BoP) established by US President Donald Trump. This statement comes in response to the incident in which three TNI soldiers, part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping contingent, were killed in Lebanon due to an Israeli attack on a post area and convoy.

Hasanuddin has criticised Israel’s behaviour, which he deems non-compliant with international rules. Based on this non-compliance, he has urged the Indonesian government to reconsider plans to withdraw from the BoP.

“Well, like this. With the situation like that, yes, this is just predictions, predictions. We know that Israel is naughty. Even not obedient to UN resolutions. Even though Israel is also under the UN. That’s it. So I imagine if it’s under the BoP led by US President Donald Trump, what would it be like? So, it would be wasteful if we are in the BoP territory. Like that,” said Hasanuddin at the Parliamentary Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday (1/4/2026).

Hasanuddin stated that Indonesia needs to carefully calculate the benefits and risks of being in the BoP while Israel is still involved. He said the deaths of the three TNI soldiers in Lebanon serve as evidence that Israel acts as it pleases, making the hoped-for peace difficult to achieve.

“So, in my opinion, it should be considered repeatedly first, what are the benefits of being in the BoP and the possibilities of unwanted things happening. Let alone in the BoP, it acts according to its whims. Yes. Even now under the UN alone, it is already disobedient,” he said.

Hasanuddin has warned the government not to act rashly, given plans for large-scale force deployment in that mission reaching thousands of soldiers.

“Rather than us getting into trouble later, especially having to send the largest force of 8,000 personnel. Like that,” he concluded.