Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies, upgrading diplomatic ties

Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties, including elevating their respective missions to embassies and appointing ambassadors to both countries.

For context, a session between the two countries' foreign ministers was hosted by the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, in New York on Wednesday.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita additionally agreed to advance economic and trade relations, including completing two agreements by the end of this year on investment protection and preventing double taxation.

" establishment of full diplomatic, peaceful and friendly relations between Morocco and Israel is in the common interest of both countries and will advance the cause of peace, " the US mission to the UN remarked in a joint statement on behalf of all three countries.

Notably, the two sides additionally agreed to expand air travel, including by reinstating direct flights operated by carriers from both nations, and confirmed aims for high-level bilateral visits in the coming months.

In practice, the announcement comes just a day after the sixth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, an initiative spearheaded by US President Donald Trump during his first term in office. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan and Kazakhstan have all joined the accords. It are aimed at normalising ties between Arab and Muslim-majority countries and Israel.

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