IOF Chief of Staff to visit Morocco next week
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IOF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi will visit Morocco next week, the first visit of an Israeli chief of staff to an Arab country, according to Israeli media.
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Chief of Staff of occupation army to visit Morocco next week.
Israeli media reported that the IOF Chief of Staff, Aviv Kochavi, will visit Morocco next week, on his first official three-day trip.
The sources said that no Israeli chief of staff has ever visited an Arab country before, while other Israeli officials have, in addition to claiming that Oman, Saudi Arabia, or Somalia are "next on the list of normalization."
Last November, "Israel" and Morocco signed an 'understanding memorandum'. The agreement was signed by Israeli Security Minister Benny Gantz and his Moroccan counterpart Abdellatif Loday.
Israeli media indicated that this memorandum on security cooperation between "Israel" and Morocco lays the foundations for concluding arms deals between the two countries.
It is worth noting that Morocco has previously received an Israeli security advisor and the Israeli foreign minister, but this is the first time an Israeli security minister pays an official visit to the kingdom.
Reports indicated that the Moroccan army is currently using three Heron unmanned aircraft, produced by the Israeli Aerospace Industries, which were purchased through a French company in order to hide its connection with "Israel".
Also, Moroccans use smaller planes that they bought from the Israeli company "Blue Bird".
Moroccan security forces received unmanned patrol vehicles manufactured by the Israeli company "Robotim", which is partly owned by the Elbit company. Also, Morocco recently purchased anti-drone systems made by "Skylock" from the Israeli "Avnon" group.
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In February, the Moroccan House of Representatives announced presenting a draft law that agrees on air services between "Israel" and Morocco, making it the first agreement between the two parties.
The Moroccan parliament said that "the office of the House of Representatives received, last Monday, from the government, a draft law to approve the agreement on air services between Morocco and Israel, signed in Rabat on August 11, 2021."
According to the agreement, "the aviation authorities of each contracting party shall provide the aviation authorities of the other party, with information related to the movement of transport performed on the services approved by its airlines." The agreement also includes clauses related to "mutual exemption from customs duties, inspection expenses, and taxes that are not related to the cost of services provided on board the aircraft."
