Moroccans protest ship suspected of carrying US fighter jet parts to Israel
- In Tangier, Morocco, over one thousand people protested on April 20, 2025, against a Maersk vessel's planned docking.
- The protesters mobilized due to suspicions the ship carried fighter jet components from the U.S. To Israel.
- Labor unions and pro-Palestine groups organized the demonstration near the Tangier Med port.
- The crowd chanted, "The people want the ship banned" and "No genocidal weapons in Moroccan waters."
- Protesters demanded Morocco sever ties with Israel, though the government reaffirmed normalisation remains intact.
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