Somaliland ready to expand ties with Israel to counter Yemen: Report
A senior official in Somaliland has reportedly expressed the readiness of the breakaway region in northern Somalia to expand its ties with the Israeli regime if Yemen closes the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
Israel's Channel 12 quoted the official as saying on Saturday that any "disruption of maritime security" would push Somaliland to develop its cooperation with Tel Aviv, including to the level of a security alliance.
The official also noted that Somaliland currently cooperates with the US and the UAE and that a similar partnership with the Israeli regime is possible.
In December 2025, Israel recognized Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991.
Somalia’s federal government strongly rejected Israel’s move, calling it unlawful and reiterating that Somaliland remains an integral part of Somalia’s sovereign territory.
Similarly, African regional bodies denounced the unilateral decision by the Zionist regime.
During the recent US-Israeli aggression against Iran, Yemen announced that its armed forces would intervene if the Red Sea were used by Washington and Tel Aviv to attack the Islamic Republic.
Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement also warned the US and its allies of the closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, saying no one can open the narrow maritime chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden once it is shut.
Like the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, Bab al-Mandeb is a critical maritime route through which about 20 percent of the world's oil is shipped.
Since February 28, when the US and Israel launched their military assault, Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas tankers affiliated with both regimes, as well as those cooperating with them, in an attempt to maintain security at the strategic waterway.
Yemen previously closed Bab al-Mandeb to ships linked to the US and Israel in response to the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
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