Overview
- Somalia’s defence minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi said his government has confirmed information of an Israeli plan to transfer Palestinians to Somaliland and called the recognition a direct attack on Somalia’s sovereignty.
- Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar said the forcible displacement of Palestinians to Somaliland is not part of Israel’s agreement, a position Somaliland officials echoed in denying any resettlement deal.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has alleged Somaliland accepted three Israeli conditions involving Palestinian resettlement, a coastal base and joining the Abraham Accords, claims Somaliland rejects.
- Israel has formalised ties and advanced plans with a high-level visit to Hargeisa, though no publicly disclosed terms include population transfers or an Israeli base.
- The African Union and the OIC have condemned Israel’s move, as analysts highlight Somaliland’s position near the Bab al‑Mandeb as strategically valuable and the Houthis warn they would target any Israeli presence.