Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi signed a mutual-recognition declaration.
- Israel said it will move immediately to establish formal ties, including appointing ambassadors and opening embassies.
- Planned cooperation spans agriculture, healthcare, technology and the economy, according to official statements.
- Israeli officials framed the decision as in the spirit of the Abraham Accords initiated by Donald Trump.
- Turkey condemned the recognition as interference in Somalia’s internal affairs and reaffirmed support for Somalia’s territorial integrity.