The Moroccan press and the Israeli press make the same observation: this visit is a first. Indeed, on July 18, Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, is expected in Rabat.
“When he sets foot in the kingdom, it will be the first official visit by an Israeli military leader of this rank to Morocco and the Maghreb.”, thus indicates the Moroccan news site As is.
For the moment, the press of both countries is speculating on the purpose of this unprecedented trip. As is thus notes that great discretion surrounds the travel of the Chief of Staff. Few things have filtered, in particular on “the duration, the composition of the Israeli delegation and the Moroccan authorities he will meet on the spot”.
Growing ties
But according to the Israeli diplomatic correspondent ofAxiosBarak Ravid, one of Israel’s most knowledgeable foreign policy journalists, Aviv Kochavi’s trip will focus on “talks on military cooperation” between the two countries.
Le360 Maroc simply notes that the visit of the IDF Chief of Staff comes the day after the announcement of the reopening, thanks to Moroccan mediation, of the border post of the Allenby (King-Hussein) bridge, linking the West Bank and the