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Israeli, Moroccan Officials Hold Talks in Rabat

Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Israeli, Moroccan Officials Hold Talks in Rabat

Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, held talks with his Israeli counterpart Alon Ushpiz.

Ushpiz is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of an Israeli delegation.

The two officials reviewed bilateral relations and ways to foster cooperation in political, economic, and cultural fields following the Morocco-US-Israel trilateral agreement signed in December 2020.

The two also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interest, particularly the comprehensive challenges of combating terrorism, global warming, and sustainable development.

At the Ministry's headquarters, the Israeli delegation also discussed with representatives of government institutions, the business community, and the private sector on bilateral and tripartite economic levels.

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Palestinians in Jenin Observe a General Strike

A Palestinian police officer attempts to disperse demonstrators during a protest against clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
A Palestinian police officer attempts to disperse demonstrators during a protest against clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
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Palestinians in Jenin Observe a General Strike

A Palestinian police officer attempts to disperse demonstrators during a protest against clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
A Palestinian police officer attempts to disperse demonstrators during a protest against clashes between Palestinian security forces and militants in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Palestinians in the volatile northern West Bank town of Jenin are observing a general strike called by militant groups to protest a rare crackdown by Palestinian security forces.
An Associated Press reporter in Jenin heard gunfire and explosions, apparently from clashes between militants and Palestinian security forces. It was not immediately clear if anyone was killed or wounded. There was no sign of Israeli troops in the area.
Shops were closed in the city on Monday, the day after militants killed a member of the Palestinian security forces and wounded two others.
Militant groups called for a general strike across the territory, accusing the security forces of trying to disarm them in support of Israel’s half-century occupation of the territory.
The Western-backed Palestinian Authority is internationally recognized but deeply unpopular among Palestinians, in part because it cooperates with Israel on security matters. Israel accuses the authority of incitement and of failing to act against armed groups.
The Palestinian Authority blamed Sunday’s attack on “outlaws.” It says it is committed to maintaining law and order but will not police the occupation.
The Palestinian Authority exercises limited authority in population centers in the West Bank. Israel captured the territory in the 1967 Mideast War, and the Palestinians want it to form the main part of their future state.
Israel’s current government is opposed to Palestinian statehood and says it will maintain open-ended security control over the territory. Violence has soared in the West Bank following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack out of Gaza, which ignited the war there.