This week, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi visited Israel for the first time since Israel became the only nation to recognize the breakaway state's independence.
The trip included the official opening of a Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem and meetings with high-ranking Israeli officials to expand economic and security cooperation. While both sides denied immediate plans for an Israeli military base, Somaliland confirmed it is already receiving Israeli training for its police and military forces. Somalia and the Arab League strongly condemned the visit, viewing it as a violation of Somali sovereignty and Palestinian claims to the holy city.
Observers are now watching to see if this alliance grants Israel a critical strategic foothold near the Red Sea despite growing regional threats from groups like the Houthis.
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