Egypt calls for ‘not remaining silent’ over Israel’s recognition of breakaway Somali region

By Rania Abushamala

ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt warned Tuesday against remaining silent over Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, calling the move “a serious threat” to regional and international peace and security.

“Unilateral actions that seek to impose new political realities outside any legal framework must not go unanswered,” Foreign Minister Badr Abelatty told a virtual session of the African Union Peace and Security Council.

He stressed that Israel’s recognition of the so-called Somaliland region constitutes a “flagrant violation” of Somalia’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and sets “a dangerous precedent.”

The top diplomat reiterated Cairo’s categorical rejection of any attempts to link the Israeli recognition to plans aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians outside their homeland, describing such schemes as “completely unacceptable.”