Somalia on Friday condemned Israel’s reported recognition of its breakaway region Somaliland, calling the move illegal and a direct assault on national sovereignty.
In a statement from the prime minister’s office, the government reaffirmed an absolute commitment to Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and constitutional order.
The statement cited the Provisional Constitution, the UN Charter, and the African Union’s founding principles as the legal basis for its position.
Mogadishu said it categorically rejected Israel’s action, describing it as an unlawful attempt to legitimise the separation of Somalia’s northern region.
Somaliland, the government stressed, remains an integral, inseparable, and inalienable part of Somalia’s sovereign territory under international law.
It warned that no external actor holds authority to redraw Somalia’s borders or alter its political configuration through recognition or agreements.
Any declaration challenging Somalia’s unity, the statement said, is null, void, and without legal or political consequence internationally.
The government also reiterated its strong support for Palestinian rights, rejecting occupation, forced displacement, and settlement expansion.
Somalia said it would never accept efforts that render the Palestinian people stateless or normalise what it described as demographic engineering.
The statement cautioned against foreign military bases, warning they could entangle Somalia in proxy conflicts and imported regional hostilities.
It said such recognition risks undermining stability across the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden.
Political fragmentation, it warned, could create fertile ground for terrorist groups to exploit instability and deepen insecurity.
Somalia urged the international community to act responsibly, respect international law, and uphold principles of non-interference.
The government vowed to pursue all diplomatic, political, and legal measures to defend its internationally recognised borders.
