Jakarta, April 19 -- Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani called on the global community to increase pressure on Israel to end its atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza during an inter-parliamentary forum held in Istanbul, Turkiye.

"The international community must make concerted efforts aimed at pushing Israel to fully comply with the agreed-upon ceasefire deal. Hindering the distribution of humanitarian assistance constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian laws," she remarked, as quoted from a release here on Saturday.

In her speech at the forum-organized by the Group of Parliaments in Support of Palestine on Friday (April 18) afternoon, Istanbul time, Maharani condemned Israel's indiscr...