The Algeria-backed Polisario Front wants an independent state in the Western Sahara, a vast stretch of desert which Morocco considers to be an integral part of its own territory.
Morocco and Israel normalized relations in December 2020 as part of a series of similar US-backed deals with Arab states known as the Abraham Accords.
In return for normalization with Israel, Rabat received from Washington recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
Khalil Wakim, with AFP