Morocco Advises Nationals in Israel to Follow Local Security Measures Amid Hamas Attack

As the bombings continue in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the Moroccan liaison office in Israel has advised Moroccans residing in the country to comply with the security instructions taken by the Israeli authorities. It has also, in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), made available to them a special number (00 972 587 111 647) to contact for information or assistance.

On Saturday, Hamas launched the "Al-Aqsa Deluge" operation from Gaza against Israel before 6:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. GMT). In total, more than "5,000 rockets" were fired. The Israeli retaliation did not wait. The toll is heavy. On the Israeli side, more than 900 people have been killed and 2,616 others have been injured since the start of the offensive. On the Palestinian side, local authorities report 687 dead and 3,727 injured. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised that "every place from which [Hamas] operates will become a ruin" and that the ongoing "massive attack" in the Gaza Strip will be "of an intensity that has never occurred before".

Since then, international reactions have multiplied. In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Morocco, the current chair of the Ministerial Session of the Council of the League of Arab States, called for an emergency meeting of the Council at the level of Arab Foreign Ministers for consultation and coordination on the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip and the launch of military actions targeting civilians, as well as for the search for ways to stop this dangerous escalation.

It specifies: "Intense consultations are underway for the holding of the meeting during this week at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo."