In a recent speech, Abdelmalek El Houthi sharply criticized the military cooperation between Morocco and Israel, specifically highlighting a joint «air exercise». He pointed to the participation of Israeli military personnel in the Moroccan phase of «African Lion 2025», which took place from May 12 to 23. «Arab countries participated in these trainings with the Zionist enemy», he lamented, without naming them. Notably, Qatar's military was also involved in the Iniochos 2025 air exercise organized by Greece from March 24 to April 13, which included an F-15 aircraft. El Houthi, however, chose to overlook Qatar's participation. Instead, he focused on Morocco, stating that «the Moroccan monarchic regime is involved in normalization». El Houthi condemned the presence of Israeli pilots in the Moroccan military exercise as «treason», emphasizing that «the Zionist air force commits crimes in Gaza against the Palestinian people». The Houthi leader had previously accused Morocco of «treason» in June 2024, claiming that «Morocco strengthened its economic cooperation with the Israeli enemy» during an earlier speech.
