Morocco with a Muslim majority seeks more military cooperation with Israel, after becoming the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Jewish state in 2020.
On Tuesday, the Moroccan army said it had agreed with Israel to strengthen military Including cooperation in Intelligence and Cyber Security, follow-up defense meetings in lace.
The two countries “Agreed to further strengthen cooperation and expand it to other areas, incl in intelligence, air defense and electronic warfare in Permit.
the announcement Tuesday follows first Meeting of Oversight Committee for Moroccan Israeli defense cooperation in The Moroccan capital.
Check the two-day meeting military Including cooperation in fields of Logistics, Training, Acquisition and Modernization of equipment. “
The two countries official relations in 2020, following similar agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
This came after the recognition of the United States of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara disputed region in swap for restore relationships with Israel.
That raised concern in Neighboring Algeria, longtime backers of The Polisario movement, which seeks a referendum on independence for Western Desert.
In November 2021, the then-Israeldefense minister Benny Gantz signed a memorandum of Understanding in Rabat defines security relations with Morocco, West, sunset.
