
Netanyahu to Visit Morocco by Year's End, Strengthening Israel-Morocco Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit Morocco before the end of the year, according to an Israeli media.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit Morocco before the end of the year, according to an Israeli media.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of his accession to the throne. He also hailed the dynamic of cooperation with Morocco.

The strengthening of cooperation between Morocco and Israel in the military field is worrying Spain, especially since the acquisition by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces of the Israeli PULS rocket launcher, with a range of 300 kilometers.

Israeli startups could increasingly rush to Morocco, in these times of economic crisis in the Jewish state, warns the rating agency Moody’s Investors Service.

Israël envisage de conclure un accord de libre-échange avec le Maroc pour supprimer les droits de douane (7 %) sur les voitures électriques et les batteries.

Israel has requested that Morocco extradite Nassim Khalibat, a 21-year-old Israeli citizen, who was arrested in Rabat in January and has been wanted since March 2022 for his alleged involvement in a bomb attack carried out in Nazareth in 2021.

The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) of Morocco would have received a batch of SpyX suicide drones developed by the Israeli company BlueBird Aero System.

During a visit to Rabat on Friday, the Israeli Minister of the Interior and Health, Moshe Arbel, met with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit. On the agenda of their discussions, several issues including the sending of Moroccan workers to Israel in the health and construction sectors.

The Israeli company Elbit Systems, a leader in the manufacture of defense systems, plans to open two factories in Morocco soon, announced Shai Cohen, head of the Israeli liaison office in Rabat.

For the first time, Israeli soldiers will "take an active part" this year in the African Lion, the Moroccan-American military maneuvers taking place in Morocco from June 2 to 16.

Amir Ohana, Speaker of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), is expected to visit Morocco in early June. A first for the politician, a prominent member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party.

Initially scheduled for March before being postponed due to tensions between Israelis and Palestinians , the Negev Forum is expected to be held in Morocco in June.