Taroudant, Morocco- Israel turned down the request of the Moroccan political delegation, led by Nabil Ben Abdallah, Secretary General of the Progressive Socialist Party (PPS) and Minister of Housing, to enter to the Gaza strip on Friday.
As part of their visit to Palestine, the delegation of the PPS was expected to visit the Gaza Strip in order to "ascertain the level of the human tragedy caused by the Israeli war machine,” the delegation said.
During the visit, the Moroccan delegation met on Thursday in the West Bank with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who informed them on the latest developments of the situation in the Palestinian territories and the suffering of the Palestinian people due to the recent Israeli aggression.
Mahmoud Abbas also stressed that the Palestinian Authority is making tremendous efforts to rebuild Gaza and alleviate the suffering of people.
In the same context, the President of the Palestinian National Authority entrusted Benabdellah and his comrades with a message of thanks to King Mohammed VI for his role in supporting the Palestinians during the Israeli aggression on Gaza.