Cyprus Times

Somalia: Israeli Recognition of Somaliland 'Threatens' Stability

Published December 28, 2025, 19:06
Somalia: Israeli Recognition of Somaliland 'Threatens' Stability

"We warn Israel and its Prime Minister Netanyahu not to transfer its wars from the Middle East to Somalia." The recognition of Somaliland by Israel, which “encourages” secessionist movements worldwide, constitutes a “threat” to the security and stability of the Horn of Africa, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said today. “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed the biggest violation of Somalia’s sovereignty,” Mohamud told the Somali Parliament and Senate, which convened in an emergency session due to the crisis in the country. “We warn Israel and its Prime Minister Netanyahu not to transfer its wars from the Middle East to Somalia,” he continued, adding that Mogadishu “will never accept” the deportation of Palestinians from Gaza to Somaliland by Israel, as some media suggested a few months ago, a proposal that has not been commented on officially by either side.