#somaliland-recognition

#somaliland-recognition

Addressing the UNSC, Somalia's UN ambassador, Abu Bakr Dahir Osman, implored members to firmly reject Israel's act of aggression, which he said not only threatened to fragment Somalia but also to destabilise the wider Horn of Africa and the Red Sea regions. In particular, Osman said that Somalia was concerned the move could be aimed at advancing Israel's plans to forcibly relocate the Palestinian population from Gaza to the northwestern region of Somalia. This utter disdain for law and morality must be stopped now,

The leader of Yemen's Houthi rebels has warned any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a military target, in the latest condemnation of Israel's move to recognise the breakaway region. We consider any Israeli presence in Somaliland a military target for our armed forces, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen, and a threat to the security of the region, said the group's chief, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, according to a statement published by rebel media online.

Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs tells Al Jazeera that Israel's move aims to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza. Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of aggression that will never be tolerated. Ali Omar, Somalia's state minister for foreign affairs, told Al Jazeera in an interview on Saturday that the government would pursue all available diplomatic means to challenge what it described as an act of state aggression and Israeli interference in the country's internal affairs.

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