A delegation of Moroccan officials landed today in Israel. Israel’s military radio reported that the administrative delegation arrived to the country in order to inspect the building that hosted in the late 1990s the Moroccan liaison office. Rabat had preserved the Tel Aviv office even after severing ties in 2000, when the second intifada broke out. Israel had also kept the offices it used in Rabat before ties were severed, and had paid over the years for their maintenance.
A Moroccan source had told i24news on Sunday that the Moroccan delegation "will work with Israeli counterparts on issues including launching direct flights between the two countries and establishing embassies." Other reports noted that the delegation is also expected to prepare the visit of a more senior Moroccan delegation. The senior delegation should arrive in Israel later, with the date still undetermined. The Moroccan officials were set to meet today in Jerusalem with Foreign Ministry officials, but are not scheduled for any public event.