Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, Prabowo condemns attacks

AdvertisementIndonesiaAsiaSoutheast AsiaIndonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon, Prabowo condemns attacksAnother blast took place at a UN facility in southern Lebanon on Friday, injuring three more Indonesian blue helmets 2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 3:18pm, 5 Apr 2026Three Indonesian peacekeepers killed in two separate explosions in southern Lebanon last week were laid to rest in their hometowns on Sunday.Peacekeeper Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war.Two other blue helmets, Zulmi Aditya Iskandar, 33, and Muhammad Nur Ichwan, 26, died a day later when an explosion struck a logistics convoy of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), also in southern Lebanon.AdvertisementThe deadly incidents sparked calls from Indonesian authorities for an investigation and security guarantees for peacekeeping forces. The soldiers were buried on Sunday in coffins draped in the Indonesian flag during military funerals with gun salutes. Relatives react next to the grave of Farizal Rhomadhon, a UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon, at a funeral ceremony at Giripeni Heroes Cemetery complex in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo: ReutersWeeping family members scattered flower petals on their graves. AdvertisementSelect VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x