Overview
- Israel and Somaliland signed a joint declaration to establish full diplomatic relations, with ambassadors and embassies planned, and Hargeisa’s president invited to visit Israel.
- Somalia denounced the step as a deliberate attack on its sovereignty and warned it could heighten tensions across the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
- Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti joined multinational bodies including the African Union, the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council in rejecting the recognition.
- Hundreds gathered in Hargeisa after the announcement, waving flags and celebrating what local leaders called a landmark moment for their decades‑long statehood bid.
- President Donald Trump said the United States will not recognize Somaliland at this time, while analysts cited Red Sea access and potential leverage against Yemen’s Houthis as key Israeli motives.