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Morocco Invited to Arab League Summit in Algeria

A handout photo made available by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Algerian Minister of Justice Abderrachid Tabi (L) handing a letter of invitation extended to King Mohammed VI, to Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, in Rabat, Morocco, 27 September 2022. (EPA)/Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
A handout photo made available by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Algerian Minister of Justice Abderrachid Tabi (L) handing a letter of invitation extended to King Mohammed VI, to Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, in Rabat, Morocco, 27 September 2022. (EPA)/Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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Morocco Invited to Arab League Summit in Algeria

A handout photo made available by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Algerian Minister of Justice Abderrachid Tabi (L) handing a letter of invitation extended to King Mohammed VI, to Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, in Rabat, Morocco, 27 September 2022. (EPA)/Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
A handout photo made available by Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Algerian Minister of Justice Abderrachid Tabi (L) handing a letter of invitation extended to King Mohammed VI, to Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, in Rabat, Morocco, 27 September 2022. (EPA)/Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Morocco received on Tuesday an invitation to attend the Arab League summit in Algeria in November.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune issued an invitation letter to Moroccan King Mohammed VI to join the summit.

Algerian Justice Minister Abderachid Tabi traveled to Morocco’s capital Rabat on Tuesday to hand-deliver the invitation to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.

The summit is scheduled for November 1 and 2.

Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco last year, over alleged “hostile” actions from its neighbor.

The tensions between Algeria and Morocco stem largely from a dispute over the Western Sahara, which is claimed by Morocco.

Asharq Al-Awsat had recently learned from a trusted source in Rabat that King Mohammed was planning on attending the summit

The Algerian justice minister also hand-delivered invitations to other Arab countries last week.

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Israeli Settlers Briefly Crossed into Lebanon, the Military Says

UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
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Israeli Settlers Briefly Crossed into Lebanon, the Military Says

UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)
UN "blue line" notifications are pictured near the Lebanese-Israeli border as seen from the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, Lebanon October 14, 2022. (Reuters)

A group of Israeli settlers have briefly crossed the border into Lebanon before they were removed by troops, the military acknowledged Wednesday.

The civilians who crossed the border came from the Uri Tzafon movement, a group calling for Israeli settlement of southern Lebanon. Photos posted by the group online Saturday showed a small group of activists holding signs and erecting tents inside Lebanon while Israeli soldiers were present.

After first denying the reports to Israeli media, the military said Wednesday that civilians had crossed the border “by a few meters” and were removed by troops.

The military called the border breach a “serious incident” and said it was investigating.

“Any attempt to approach or cross the border into Lebanese territory without coordination poses a life-threatening risk and interferes with the IDF’s ability to operate in the area and carry out its mission,” the military said, using the acronym for the Israel Defense Forces.

The settler group Uri Tzafon, which means “Awaken the North” in Hebrew, crossed the border in the area of the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras. In the past, the movement has said the area is home to an old Hebrew settlement.

Groups of settler activists also have breached the Gaza border more than once since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, at one point erecting small wooden tents before they were evacuated by troops. Daniela Weiss, the leader of the movement to resettle Gaza, claims she has entered Gaza twice since the start of the war.

Israel’s settler movement has been emboldened by its current government -- the furthest-right in Israeli history -- and is now seeking to expand to parts of southern Lebanon and the north of the Gaza.