Somalia demands Israel rescind recognition of Somaliland

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Somalia’s foreign minister, Ali Omar, has formally demanded that Israel reverse its recognition of Somaliland in comments to Al Jazeera on 27 December.

Omar described Israel’s move as an act of “state aggression that will never be tolerated” and ”illegal interference" in Somalia’s internal affairs, stressing that Mogadishu would pursue diplomatic avenues to challenge it.

On Friday, Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland, which broke away from Somalia in 1991 but has never been recognized by any UN member state.

This comes after months of reporting that Israel and the US had quietly engaged Somaliland as a potential destination for Palestinians forcibly displaced from Gaza - alongside Morocco, Puntland State of Somalia - in parallel with discussions tied to diplomatic recognition.