Indonesia, amid domestic criticism, has refused to make any financial commitments to join the US-backed Gaza initiative as a permanent member.

President Prabowo Subianto said his country would not pay the $1 billion required for permanent membership of the so-called peacekeeping force, and insisted that Jakarta's role would be limited to a "potential peacekeeping contribution."

"We never said we wanted to contribute $1 billion," Prabowo said in statements posted on his YouTube channel on Sunday.

He added that Indonesia had made "no financial commitments at all."

Limited role and possible withdrawal

Prabhow said Indonesia's participation would be limited to providing "peacekeeping" troops, following previous commitments to send 8,000 personnel to Gaza. However, he noted that Jakarta's participation remained conditional.

He stated that Indonesia could withdraw from the plan if it did not benefit the Palestinians or was not in line with national interests.

Indonesia's state news agency reported that talks with Washington on any deployment of "peacekeeping forces" had also been "suspended," citing a spokesman for the country's foreign ministry.