A group of Moroccan activists is preparing to join the largest international flotilla bound for Gaza, part of a humanitarian initiative aimed at breaking the territory’s suffocating blockade. The move comes as UN warnings intensify over an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe facing Palestinians amid what they describe as a war of extermination waged by the Israeli army.
The national shipping company Africa Morocco Link (AML) is planning 9,000 crossings and deploying seven ships to accommodate the influx of Moroccans living abroad this summer. This logistical and human-scale ramp-up aims to ensure smoother connections between the ports of Tangier and the Andalusian coast.
The new Casablanca bus fleet was targeted by vandalizing acts, despite calls to preserve it. The reoccurring acts, carried mostly by teenagers, is a sign of underlying social, economic and educational problems according to experts.