AMMAN — The Israeli army announced on Monday that it would
participate in the African Lion military drills in Morocco, beginning today.
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In a statement, the army said that 12 fights and commanders
from the Golani Brigade, Elite Forces, left to participate in maneuvers taking
place in Morocco, a huge military exercise in the African continent, Alquds
Alarabi Newspaper reported.
In the same statement, it was noted that 18 countries and
8,000 soldiers from the US army, Morocco, and Ghana are participating in the
maneuvers.
This is the first time the Israeli army is participating in
the maneuvers, the Israeli army highlighted.
In the next two weeks, Golani fighters will focus on practicing
various combat challenges that combine infantry warfare in which they
specialize in.
The purpose of the maneuvers is to strengthen the
relationship between countries and mutual learning between foreign armies.
Israeli soldiers are participating today for the first time
in history
Israeli and Moroccan relations
On December 10, 2020, Israel and Morocco announced the
resumption of diplomatic relations after its suspension in 2000, after Rabat
froze relations due to the second Palestinian intifada.
Since then, both countries have been working to cooperate
through military, security, trade, and tourism levels to build normalized
relations.
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