"Indonesia strongly condemns the attack. Israel`s move has caused casualties in the civilian side and increased tension in the area," Marty Natalegawa said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia condemns Israel`s latest attack on Gaza Strip that caused several casualties, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said here on Wednesday.

"Indonesia strongly condemns the attack. Israel`s move has caused casualties in the civilian side and increased tension in the area," said the minister.

He added that Indonesia had called on other countries and the United Nations to stop Israel`s brutality in Gaza.

"We must push for direct peace negotiation between Palestine and Israel," he remarked.

According to Xinhua news agency, recent violence in Gaza Strip started when Israelis killed the leader of the militant group Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) and his assistant while they were driving in Gaza City.

Israel said that PRC chief was killed in order to spoil his plans of attacking Israel from Gaza`s border with Egypt.

Militants responded with rockets toward some Israeli communities near Gaza, and the Israeli drones chased the fighters down, hitting 12 Islamic Jihad militants and four PRC fighters over the past two days.(*)

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