Morocco and Israel continue to strengthen their military cooperation. The Israeli company BlueBird Aero Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), will soon launch its drone manufacturing plant in Morocco.
Fearing retaliation, Israel has decided to temporarily close its diplomatic mission in Morocco, following the assassination of senior Iranian officials in Damascus.
The creation under the aegis of the United States of a multinational military force composed of Arab countries and including Morocco was at the heart of a discussion in Washington on the sidelines of a recent visit by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to the Uncle Sam’s country.
In Morocco, calls for the cancellation of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Israel continue to multiply. The signatories of a petition have addressed correspondence to King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch in this regard.
Mustapha Baitas, government spokesman, explained the refusal of access to the head of government to academics, lawyers and political figures who came on Wednesday to submit a petition calling for an end to the normalization of relations with Israel.
While many Moroccans are multiplying calls to break diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel after the outbreak of the war between the Hebrew state and the Palestinian movement Hamas, the kingdom’s liaison office in Tel Aviv has announced the start of its consular services.
Israel denies having closed its liaison office in Rabat and assures, through the voice of Lior Ben Dor, spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that relations between Morocco and the Hebrew state remain "solid".
In a context of escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions, the Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, is demanding the expulsion of the head of the Israeli liaison office in Morocco. A reaction seen as an interference in the diplomatic affairs of the kingdom.
Morocco and Israel have decided to strengthen their cooperation in the agriculture and water sectors. In this sense, the two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding.
Enaam Mayara, President of the House of Councillors, will visit the Knesset in Israel this week, at the personal invitation of his Israeli counterpart Amir Ohana. This is the first official visit of a senior Moroccan official and one of the rare Muslim leaders to the Israeli Parliament.
Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev addressed her good wishes and congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of his 60th birthday, ending her message with a moving "Long live the King".
Morocco and Israel would be in discussion with a view to signing a visa exemption agreement. The two states continue to strengthen their ties after Israel’s recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara.