{"id":124593,"date":"2026-04-22T18:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124593"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:48:15","slug":"indonesia-denounces-israel-propaganda-banner-over-gaza-hospital-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124593\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia denounces Israel \u2018propaganda\u2019 banner over Gaza hospital ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Desk(National Times)- Indonesia on Wednesday accused Israel of flying a \u201cpropaganda\u201d banner over the ruins of a hospital that had been built in Gaza with Indonesian funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indonesia Hospital, in the north of the Gaza Strip near the fortified border with Israel, was opened in late 2015 after Indonesia\u2019s Medical Emergency Rescue Committee, a humanitarian NGO, raised approximately $7.3 million in donations for its construction, according to state news agency&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.antaranews.com\/news\/298110\/indonesia-hospital-in-gaza-built-for-humanitarian-purposes-ministry\"><em>Antara<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has since been destroyed, and Jakarta on Wednesday objected to the raising of a banner over the ruins that alluded to Israel\u2019s 12-day \u201cRising Lion\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1916899\/iran-says-israel-attack-declaration-of-war-following-strikes-on-nuclear-facilities-missile-factories\">military operation<\/a>&nbsp;against Iran last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe use of military symbols and propaganda over the ruins of a destroyed hospital, especially when linked to a specific military operation, is a highly provocative act and cannot be justified,\u201d the foreign ministry said in a statement posted on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis act is an insult to a humanitarian facility built from the solidarity of the Indonesian people for the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry said all medical facilities \u201cmust be respected and protected\u201d under international humanitarian law and called on Israel to cease actions that endanger civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Indonesia&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1787195\">denied<\/a>&nbsp;an Israeli claim that the hospital sat atop a network of Hamas tunnels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk(National Times)- Indonesia on Wednesday accused Israel of flying a \u201cpropaganda\u201d banner over the ruins of a hospital that had been built in Gaza with Indonesian funding. 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