Colonel Sharon Itach was appointed as the IDF’s military attaché in Morocco, as announced by the The Israel Defense Forces on Monday.
This is the IDF’s first appointment of an envoy in Morocco, an Abraham Accords country.
Itach, who is of Moroccan descent, currently heads the IDF HomeFront Command’s Haifa district, and previously led the 489th Kedem search and rescue battalion.
The appointment, made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, must still be approved by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Morocco has recently demonstrated connections with Israel by investing in a number of pieces of military equipment and exchanging military knowledge.
Morocco received 24% of the armaments exported from Israel in 2022, up from 7% in 2021, according to figures from the Israeli Defense Ministry.
Trade between Morocco and Israel increased significantly in the first five months of 2023, more than doubling from the same time in 2022, according to The Jerusalem Post.
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