Moroccan MP demands answers about Israeli ship in Tangier
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A Moroccan member of parliament has demanded the foreign ministry to issue a response regarding news about the Israeli navy ship that was docked in Tangier last week.
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General view of the Tangier-Med container port at Ksar Sghir, near the coastal city of Tangier. (AFP)
An MP within the Moroccan Justice and Development opposition party demanded that Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita release an official response to all the reports claiming that the Israeli navy ship INS Komemiyut docked at the Moroccan port of Tangier on June 16.
On Tuesday, the head of the parliamentary bloc of the Justice and Development Party, Abdellah Bouanou, submitted the request in a letter sent to the House of Representatives, amid the absence of confirmation or denial regarding the ship's docking by Moroccan authorities.
Bouanou stated that media outlets reported that an Israeli navy ship sailing between the United States and "Israel" docked in the port of Tangier en route to the occupied port of Haifa for supplies and refueling.
He said the news, which were widely circulated, discredited Morocco's efforts, led by King Mohammed VI, to back the Palestinian cause amid the monstrous and reckless Israeli aggression against the people of Gaza.
He demanded that Bourita respond to the allegations and asked "How true are the circulated news regarding the Israeli navy ship that was docked in Tangier to be provided with supplies and fuel?"
Moroccan Front condemns docking of Israeli warship amid Gaza genocide
On June 23, the Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Opposing Normalisation condemned the authorities' move in allowing the Israeli navy ship, the INS Komemiyut, to dock at the port of Tangier, enabling its crew to replenish fuel and food supplies amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The group described the authorities' actions as "dangerous, disgraceful, and cowardly," asserting that it represents "a relinquishment of national sovereignty, a blatant violation of the constitution, contempt and insult to the feelings of Moroccans, and a blatant attack on their cultural and historical heritage."
They emphasized that this action constitutes complicity and participation of the Moroccan authorities with "Israel" in its aggression against the Palestinian people and the desecration of the sanctities of the Moroccan people and the Arab and Islamic nations.
Furthermore, they stressed that it constitutes a violation of the United Nations Charter, the UN General Assembly resolution, recent rulings of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the report of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The group called for an urgent investigation to determine who was responsible and punish those deemed liable for this action.
