seeks to draw him into the Abraham Accords

“This statement is in the spirit of the Abraham Accords signed at the initiative of President Trump“Benjamin’s office explained Netanyahu in the text, in which he adds that the president had spoken with the president of this Horn of Africa country and that Israel plans to immediately expand “the cooperation in the fields of agriculture, health, technology and the economy”.

For his part, the Israeli Foreign Minister, Gideon Saarreported in X that this “mutual recognition” agreement is the fruit of “a broad and continuous dialogue” over the last year.

The Government of Somaliland, in turn, expressed “its firm intention to adhere to the Abraham Accords”, according to a statement released by its Foreign Ministry, and described the Israeli decision as “a milestone in the long search for international legitimacy” by the African country.

Saar met for the first time with representatives of the president of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, last March, and since then there have been different secret visits by senior officials, according to different American media.

At the end of last month, Israeli experts from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) highlighted the importance of normalizing relations with Somaliland for two reasons: its “geostrategic location and its disposition as a stable, moderate and reliable State in a volatile region to collaborate closely with Western countries.

The INSS recalls that the coast and territory of Somaliland are about 300 to 500 kilometers from the positions of one of Israel’s great regional enemies, the Houthi insurgency in Yemen. “

To Somalilandthis recognition represents a fundamental step towards its great aspiration: the legitimation that the United States pursuesIsrael’s great ally, which until now has expressed serious doubts about this issue due to the extent of the unmitigated rejection that the federal authorities of Somalia would exhibit in this regard.

This recognition of Israel has been condemned by the foreign ministers of Somalia, Egypt, Türkiye and Djibouti through a statement.

He already recognized it in 1960

The Israeli Government had already recognized the independence of Somaliland for the first time but in a very different context to that of today. It was in 1960, during the five days of existence of the so-called State of Somaliland.

The current separatist state declared its independence in 1990 andAlthough it maintains certain diplomatic contacts with several countries around the world, no UN member country recognized its existence as a state, until now.

According to various information, The United States and Israel would have contacted three East African governmentsincluding Somaliland, as possible destinations to relocate Gazans expelled from the Strip.

Netanyahu plans to visit Trump on Monday of next week to discuss the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire plan in Gaza, which includes the disarmament of Hamas for the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave.