Indonesia’s 20,000-Troop Gaza Peacekeeping Bid Faces Mandate Ambiguity and Domestic Blowback Risk
Indonesia’s planned 20,000-troop contribution to a U.N.-authorized Gaza International Stabilization Force would be a historic expansion of its peacekeeping role, but the mission’s Chapter VII mandate and unclear expectations on demilitarization create major operational and political exposure. With limited confirmed coalition participation and strong pro-Palestinian sentiment at home, Jakarta may face disproportionate risks if the force is perceived as advancing objectives not broadly accepted by Palestinians.