Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced formal recognition of Somaliland and signed a mutual recognition agreement with Somaliland’s leader Abdulrahman Mohamed Abdullahi, who was invited for an official visit to Israel.
- Somaliland’s president hailed the move as the territory’s first formal recognition as an independent state after more than three decades of de facto self-rule.
- Somalia’s federal government condemned Israel’s step as a deliberate attack on its sovereignty and rejected any external move to recognize a breakaway entity.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not recognize Somaliland at this time, adding that the issue remains under study.
- Egypt’s foreign minister reaffirmed full support for Somalia’s unity and territorial integrity and criticized unilateral actions that undermine Somali sovereignty.