Overview
- The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency session for Monday to address Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland and the resulting diplomatic fallout.
- Yemen’s Houthi leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be treated as a military target and labeled the move a threat to Red Sea security.
- A joint statement by 21 nations and the OIC condemned the recognition as a grave violation of international law and the UN Charter, while rejecting any linkage to the forced relocation of Palestinians.
- Somalia denounced the step as a deliberate attack on its sovereignty and said it would not permit foreign military bases or arrangements on its territory.
- Regional organizations and governments, including the AU, IGAD, the EAC, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the EU, voiced opposition, while Somaliland’s leadership welcomed Israel’s recognition and prospects for cooperation.