Israeli Air Force Commander Tomer Bar paid an official visit to Morocco. According to this New ArabThis is the first visit of an Israeli commander-in-chief to this country in history.
It was noted that Bar met with his Moroccan counterpart, El Abed Alawi Bouhamid, and visited the Ben Guerir airbase, the Royal Moroccan Air Force Academy and the Royal Air Force headquarters.
It is reported that important military issues such as air defense, information sharing and joint air exercises are discussed.
Bar described the visit as an “exciting moment” and noted that the Moroccan air force is “one of the most professional and advanced in the world”.
Moroccan Former Armed Forces acceptance With Israel to strengthen military cooperation, including in the areas of intelligence and cybersecurity, following the defense meetings in Rabat.
It was noted that the first meeting of the Moroccan-Israeli defense cooperation monitoring committee was held in the Moroccan capital.
General Dokor Darmi Al-Farouk Belhir, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, commander of the southern region of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, and Head of the Israel Military-Political Affairs Department. Ministry of Defence, Dror Shalom.
The two countries formalized the relationship in 2020, following similar agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, known as the Abraham Accords.
This came after the US recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region in exchange for re-establishing ties with Israel.