Since the beginning of the year, reports have circulated that Morocco is seeking to normalize ties with Israel in exchange for recognition of Morocco’s rule of Western Sahara.
On 13 November, Moroccan troops entered the UN buffer-zone near Guerguerat, territory controlled by the Polisario Front (PF) since the declaration of a ceasefire in 1991. The PF has responded with a declaration of war, claiming thousands of volunteers in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) were ready to fight.
