The Ansar Allah (Houthis) military-political movement will view any Israeli presence in Somaliland as a military target, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Shiite movement ruling northern Yemen, said.
“We view any Israeli presence in the Somaliland region as a military target for our armed forces, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen and a threat to the region’s security,” he said in a speech broadcast by Yemen’s Al Masirah broadcaster.
On December 26, Israel officially recognized the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, located in the northern Horn of Africa, as an independent state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the president of the self-proclaimed republic, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, signed a joint declaration of recognition.
Israel became the first country in the world to recognize Somaliland. Somalian authorities categorically rejected “Israel’s encroachment on sovereignty.” Most African and Arab countries, as well as the Arab League and the African Union, expressed support for Somalia.
