Somaliland denies hosting Israeli bases and resettling Palestinians
Posted on: Jan 02, 2026 19:25 IST | Posted by: Rt
Somaliland has rejected allegations that it in agreement(p) to grant an Israeli armed services front on its soil or take in displaced Palestinians. The denial follows accusations from Somalia that the breakaway region had accepted such arrangements in return for diplomatic recognition by Israel.
Last week, West Jerusalem signed a declaration recognizing Somaliland as a sovereign state, becoming the first and only nation to do so. Somaliland is a self-declared republic that broke away from Somalia more than three decades ago, but was not recognized by any country until now.
Earlier on Tuesday, Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Al Jazeera that the recognition “was not merely a diplomatic gesture but a cover for specific, high-stakes Israeli strategic objectives.”
He alleged these included the resettlement of Palestinians, the establishment of an Israeli military base on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, and Somaliland’s accession to the Abraham Accords – a series of normalization agreements between Israel and Arab states.
The Somaliland Foreign Ministry rejected the accusations as “baseless,” saying they were “intended to mislead the international community and undermine Somaliland’s diplomatic progress.”
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in early October after more than two years of a military campaign in the Palestinian enclave, which began following a surprise Hamas attack in October 2023. Israel’s coalition government has reportedly advocated the annexation of both Gaza and the West Bank and encouraged Palestinians to leave their homeland.
Somalia, which continues to regard Somaliland as part of its territory, has condemned Israel’s recognition as “illegitimate actions” and a “deliberate attack” on its sovereignty. The Somali government has warned the move could “exacerbate political and security tensions.”
Israel’s decision has drawn sharp reactions across the region, including warnings from Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The group has threatened to strike Israeli-linked targets in Africa if it expands its presence there.
African governments have broadly condemned the move, citing concerns it could undermine regional stability.
Somaliland proclaimed sovereignty in 1991 after a decade-long civil war and has since built its own government institutions, security forces, and currency. President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, who took office last year, has made securing international recognition a central priority.
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