Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets of Tangier and Casablanca on Sunday, protesting the planned arrival of a Maersk cargo ship believed to be carrying US fighter jet parts to Israel.
In Tangier, over 1,000 protesters gathered at various locations, starting their march around 4:30 p.m. local time from the Iberia Palace in the city center, about a 20-minute walk from the port.
Protesters held signs and chanted slogans like “The people want the ship banned” and “No genocidal weapons in Moroccan waters,” calling for the vessel to be denied entry.
The protest was aimed at the Maersk Detroit, which activists say was carrying F-35 warplane parts from the United States to Israel.
According to reports by Declassified UK, the cargo originated from the US Air Force Plant 4 in Fort Worth and was en route to the Israeli port of Haifa between April 5 and May 1.
The shipment was expected
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