Pro-Palestinian protesters marched to the heavily guarded US Embassy in Indonesia's capital on Tuesday to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
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Waving Indonesian and Palestinian flags and signs that read "Free Palestine," several hundred demonstrators gathered along a major street in Jakarta that runs outside the embassy. More than 1,000 police were deployed around the compound, which was blocked off by concrete road separators.
One group of protesters chanted "God is Great" and "Freedom for Palestine" as they marched. Their banners and placards slammed the airstrikes in Gaza and denounced America's staunch support of Israel.
Similar protests were held on Tuesday in other Indonesian cities as well.
Indonesia has long been a strong supporter of Palestinians and President Joko Widodo has condemned the airstrikes. "Israel aggression must be put to a stop," he wrote Sunday on Twitter.
