Visit of the Israeli army chief of staff to Morocco

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi travels to Morocco to strengthen military ties between the two countries.

Here, during a ceremony in Washington on June 21, 2021. AFP - JIM WATSON

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Military relations between Israel and Morocco are getting even closer.

The IDF chief of staff, the Israeli army, begins a three-day visit to the Cherifian kingdom on Monday (July 18th), in a trip that should help strengthen military cooperation between the two countries after the resumption of their relations diplomatic.

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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,

This is a first, it is said in Israel: the commander-in-chief of the Israeli army on the move to Morocco.

General Aviv Kochavi wants to strengthen Israeli-Moroccan security ties.

Last November,

a defense agreement between the two countries in Rabat.

Yaïr Lapid, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, also went to Morocco.

Senior officials of the Israeli army signed a little later a protocol allowing closer collaboration between the armies of Morocco and Israel.

And last month, finally, Israeli officers took part in a military exercise in Morocco as observers.

These

as the Jewish state and Morocco

, following the Abraham Accords signed between

.

Liaison offices have been established in Tel Aviv and Rabat.

Eventually, they should be transformed into full-fledged embassies.

However, no date has yet been set.

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