The Arab League Council condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

The Council of the League of Arab States was held at the level of permanent delegates, in an extraordinary session today, headed by Ambassador Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the League of Arab States, to discuss condemnation of Israel’s recognition of the territory of Somaliland, and solidarity with the Federal Republic of Somalia in the face of the attack on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

After the Council listened to the intervention of Ambassador Ali Abdi Awari, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia, it condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s recognition, on December 26, 2025, of the territory of Somaliland, stressing its complete rejection of this invalid measure and its political and security repercussions, stressing that the territory is an integral part of the Federal Republic of Somalia, in accordance with the Charter of the League of Arab States and the Charter of the United Nations.

The Council affirmed that the illegal Israeli recognition represents an attack on Arab national security and an attempt to destabilize regional and international peace and security, calling for legal, political and diplomatic measures to be taken to confront it, and reiterating its full support for the security, stability, unity and sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Somalia and its territorial integrity, and its right to legitimately defend its lands within the framework of international legitimacy.

The Council stressed its full solidarity with the Somali position rejecting any measure that affects its territorial integrity or constitutes interference in its internal affairs, warning of the repercussions of this step on stability in the Red Sea region, the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa, and at the same time rejecting any attempts to displace the Palestinian people or use Somali lands as a platform to implement aggressive plans.

The Council called on the international community and international and regional organizations to refrain from any formal or semi-official dealings with the regional authorities outside the framework of Somali sovereignty. It also assigned the General Secretariat to coordinate with the Somali government, the African Union and the United Nations to develop mechanisms that maintain security and stability in the region, and to submit a report on these developments to the Council in its next ministerial session.