Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi signed a mutual declaration to open embassies and appoint ambassadors.
- Israel said cooperation will begin immediately in agriculture, health, technology and the economy, and Netanyahu invited Abdullahi for an official visit.
- Somaliland welcomed the move and said it intends to join the Abraham Accords.
- Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti condemned the recognition and reaffirmed Somalia’s territorial integrity, with Mogadishu calling it a deliberate attack on its sovereignty.
- Analysts linked the step to Somaliland’s position near Yemen and key Red Sea lanes, with Israel’s INSS saying the territory could serve as a forward base for missions against the Houthis.