Monday, July 05, 2021

Moroccan Airforce plane lands in Israel

The Abraham Accords seem to have built on a new era of military collaboration between Israel and Morocco, according to a report in Infos - Israel News (French) (with thanks: Michelle)

A Royal Moroccan Airforce C-130


 A Royal Moroccan Air Force miitary transport 'plane has landed  on the Israeli airforce base of Hatzor.


The arrival of the  C-130 plane in southern Israel marks the first time that a North African aircraft has landed on Israeli soil.

 The Israeli authorities have refused to confirm the aircraft's nationality, stating that 'Israel cooperates with a variety of countries and their militaries and conduct joint exercises and high level meetings with them.

In January 2020, the Moroccan military took delivery of three Israeli reconnaissance drones as aprt of a $48 million contract. The agreement was signed with the French company Dassault.




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