Jakarta, Nov. 14 -- Indonesia and Jordan have agreed to establish a joint committee to facilitate bilateral information exchange on the situation in Gaza, Palestine.

The initiative was formalized during a meeting between Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Major General Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaity, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, in Jakarta on Friday.

"We will jointly form a committee to exchange intelligence and updates. Given Jordan's geographic proximity to Gaza, we see strategic value in collaborating with them to better understand conditions on the ground," Sjamsoeddin told reporters.

He underscored the importance of this cooperation as Indonesia prepares to potentially deploy its N...