‘Israel’ participates in Moroccan defence expo for first time
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‘Israel's’ defence ministry said on Thursday it had opened a pavilion and led a delegation at the Marrakesh Airshow 2026, its first official participation at a defence exhibition in Morocco.
"For the First Time in Morocco: Israel MOD Opened a National Pavilion and Led an Israeli Delegation to Marrakech Airshow 2026," the defence ministry said in a statement, the latest sign of closer ties between Rabat and ‘Israel’.
"This marks Israel's first official participation in the defence exhibition held in Morocco since the signing of the Abraham Accords," it added.
‘Israel’ and Morocco officially established ties in 2020 as part of the US-led Abraham Accords, under which several Arab states normalised relations with ‘Israel’.
In September, ‘Israel's’ foreign ministry announced the two had agreed to open respective embassies following a meeting between their top diplomats and the US ambassador to the United Nations in New York.
‘Israel's’ defence ministry said eight ‘Israeli’ defence companies exhibited "advanced, combat-proven technologies at the show" in Marrakesh, which runs until Saturday.
"Israel's three major defence industries, Elbit Systems, IAI, and Rafael, also exhibited, presenting solutions across the air, land, sea, space, intelligence, cyber, and digital domains," it added.
