Yemen's leader warns of military action against any Israeli presence in Somaliland
The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has said that any Zionist regime’s presence in Somaliland will be considered a military target, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen and a direct threat to regional security that must be confronted decisively.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi strongly condemned Zionist regime’s formal recognition of Somaliland as an independent state.
He called it an "aggressive Zionist move" aimed at establishing a foothold in the Horn of Africa.
Houthi said that any Zionist regime’s presence in Somaliland poses a "direct threat" to regional security, particularly the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping lanes.
He said that Zionist regime’s is seeking to fragment countries in the area as part of a broader plan to reshape the West Asian region.
"This aggressive Zionist move, which aims to find a foothold in Somalia to target the region, and also aims to fragment the countries of the region in a plan that is not limited to Somalia, but whose declared title is changing the Middle East, is something that our entire nation must confront in all forms," he said.
He dismissed Israel's recognition as "void and has no value in the balance of truth or law," emphasizing that it comes from an entity he described as lacking legitimacy.
"The Israeli enemy's declaration in itself is void and has no value in the balance of truth or law; it is an aggression with aggressive goals and a hostile program, coming from a usurping entity that lacks legitimacy for itself, so how can it grant it to others?" he asked.
Houthi called for a unified Arab and Islamic response to support Somalia's sovereignty, urging pressure on collaborators in Somaliland and firm stances from international institutions.
He reiterated Yemen's solidarity with the Somali people and pledged "all possible supportive measures," including military action if necessary, to prevent Somaliland from becoming an Israeli military base.
The statement also linked the issue to the broader Palestinian cause, warning that failures to support Palestinians enable further Israeli "conspiracies" against the region.
Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Tel Aviv had formally recognized Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations.
The move has drawn widespread international condemnation, including from Somalia, the African Union, the Arab League, and several regional powers, who view it as a violation of Somalia's territorial integrity.
Addressing an emergency joint session of parliament on Sunday, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Netanyahu had committed the “greatest abuse” of Somalia’s sovereignty in the nation’s history.
“I urge the Somali people to remain calm and to defend the unity and independence of our country, which is facing a naked invasion,” Mohamud said.
Somalia’s lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution declaring Israel’s recognition of Somaliland “null and void.”
The resolution warned that any individuals or institutions violating Somalia’s sovereignty would face legal consequences under domestic and international law.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 following a brutal civil war, but has never been recognized by any United Nations member state.