Indonesia will start airdropping aid into the Gaza Strip, KAN News reported on Sunday, as the IDF begins to expand its operations in Gaza.
Countries typically coordinate airdrops with COGAT, but KAN reported that the request specifically came from within the political echelon.
Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, will be one of 11 countries that have executed aid drops in Gaza.
“Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu has invited any country willing to airdrop food into Gaza to join the humanitarian effort,” an anonymous senior political source told KAN.
So far, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, and Singapore have all dropped aid into Gaza.
Witkoff says Gazans could be moved to Indonesia
However, Israel has not allowed airdrops from nations it believes are hostile, such as Turkey.
The Jerusalem Post reported earlier this year that US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff suggested that the population of Gaza could be relocated to Indonesia.
“You have to be right on top of it, ready to snuff out a problem if it happens,” the official said, adding that Witkoff plans to be a “near-constant presence” in the region to assist with any potential issues that may arise as the hostage-prisoner exchange unfolds over the coming weeks.
“If we don’t help the Gazans, if we don’t make their life better, if we don’t give them a sense of hope, there’s going to be a rebellion,” an anonymous official told NBC.