{
  "id": 7946367,
  "title": "Israel, Morocco agree to mutually open embassies: Israeli foreign ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/israel-morocco-agree-to-mutually-open-embassies-israeli-foreign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:05:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/israel-morocco-agree-to-mutually-open-embassies-israeli-foreign-ministry-.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel and Morocco have officially agreed to establish embassies in each other's countries, following a high-level diplomatic meeting. This development, a result of their ties forged as part of the US-led Abraham Accords, was announced by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. The two nations reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing diplomatic relations, elevating their respective missions to embassies, and appointing ambassadors, as per an Israeli Foreign Ministry statement.\n\nThe US mission to the UN, speaking on behalf of all three countries, expressed optimism about the prospects, stating that establishing full diplomatic, peaceful, and friendly relations between Morocco and Israel is beneficial to both nations and will contribute to the global peace process. The timeline for establishing the embassies remains unspecified, though Israel had previously announced a similar move in June 2022 during a visit by then-foreign minister Yair Lapid to Morocco.\n\nThe countries also announced plans to conclude a series of economic agreements by the end of the year, alongside scheduling high-level reciprocal visits between the two nations in the coming months.",
  "summary": "The two countries established ties in 2020 as part of the US-led Abraham Accords, under which several Arab states normalised relations with Israel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies, upgrading diplomatic ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/israel-and-morocco-agree-to-open-embassies-upgrading-diplomatic-ties",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:26:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies after New York talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/israel-and-morocco-agree-to-open-embassies-after-new-york-talks",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:07:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Israel, Morocco agree to upgrade ties, expand flights and exchange ambassadors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/israel-morocco-agree-to-upgrade-ties-expand-flights-and-exchange",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:32:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Israel and Morocco agree to upgrade diplomatic ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/israel-and-morocco-agree-to-upgrade-diplomatic-ties",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:11:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}