Bodies of peacekeepers returned to Indonesia

The remains of 3 Indonesian United Nations peacekeepers who were killed while on escort duty supporting UN operations in Lebanon arrived in Jakarta on Saturday.

President Prabowo Subianto led a solemn ceremony receiving the bodies.

The coffins were draped in Indonesia's red-and-white flag, as military honour guard stood at attention.

Prabowo offered deep condolences to the families before the coffins were returned to their hometowns for official military funerals.

Jakarta has condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that killed the peacekeepers, as the Israel-Lebanon border became a flashpoint in Israel's war.