US Reiterates Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Sahara

Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris. (United States Department of State)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris. (United States Department of State)
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US Reiterates Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in Sahara

Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris. (United States Department of State)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris. (United States Department of State)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris reaffirmed on Thursday that the US continues to view Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as serious, credible, and realistic in the Sahara.

Harris and Ambassador Puneet Talwar met with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and reaffirmed the deep and historic partnership between the US and Morocco.

Harris underscored the US appreciation for Morocco’s crucial efforts on a wide range of regional and global challenges, including addressing instability in the Sahel, supporting Libyan elections, and promoting equal measures of freedom, security, and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians.

Harris is on a regional tour that includes Morocco and Algeria.



Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill at Least 28 People

A Palestinian man throws water on a fire, as he inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A Palestinian man throws water on a fire, as he inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Israeli Strikes Across Gaza Kill at Least 28 People

A Palestinian man throws water on a fire, as he inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A Palestinian man throws water on a fire, as he inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 28 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
At least nine people were killed in a strike on a police station in the northern Jabaliya area, the ministry said. The Israeli military said it targeted a command and control center for Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group.
At least seven people were killed, including a mother and her two children, and another two children, in three strikes on the southern city of Khan Younis. Strikes in central Gaza killed six people, including two women and two children. An airstrike on a home in Gaza City killed four children and their parents, the Health Ministry said.