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Somaliland FM Leaves Door Open to Israeli Military Presence After Historic Visit
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jun 17, 2026
What happened
Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adam said the territory’s historic visit to Israel could open the door to wider recognition. He did not rule out future Israeli military cooperation in Somaliland, and thanked Israel for the relationship.
- 01Somaliland’s top delegation is ending a historic visit to Israel on Thursday.
- 02The foreign minister called the ties a breakthrough that could help win recognition.
- 03He said an Israeli military presence in Somaliland was not ruled out.
- 04Adam strongly dismissed criticism from Somalia and its Arab and Muslim allies.
- 05He thanked Israelis and said Somaliland would remain grateful.
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