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Over ten days, the UN special envoy met with fifty human rights defenders in Algiers, Tizi Ouzou and Oran, with many cancelling their meeting last minute for fear of reprisals or after getting arrested on their way to the meeting.

Last year, Rabat signed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) a purchase deal worth US$500 million to acquire the "Barak-MX," an advanced air & missile defence system. 

BDS Morocco, a growing organisation in the North African state, has cited five reasons behind their campaign against the climate summit in Dubai, namely the presence of over twenty representatives from Israel.

King Mohammed VI's official trip to the UAE is the first since the election by the Supreme Federal Council of the State on 14 May 2022 of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates.

Since 7 October, Moroccans have rallied weekly for Gaza, making Morocco the fifth country in the world with the most pro-Palestine protests since the start of Israel's war on Gaza.

Said Boukioud's lawyer said he never intended to offend the king but draw attention to Morocco's unpopular normalisation of ties with Israel.

Dozens of artists from the MENA region have boycotted the Marrakech International Film Festival in protest at its silence on the war in Gaza.

Mohamed Kaci was publicly disowned by TV5 Monde for questioning an Israeli military spokesman about the horrific siege of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of dozens of patients.

Most Moroccan team players have yet to speak publicly about the ongoing war in Gaza, including Yassine Bounou and Achraf Hakimi.