Vetted by NeuralPress's Multi-Agent Verifier for strict factual validity and event relevance. Our compliance engine cross-checks and filters search results to ensure zero false correlations or misleading content.
Primary Sources
Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel to open one in Hargeisa ...
Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsSomaliland announced it will open its embassy in Jerusalem, while Israel will establish its embassy in Hargeisa, marking growing ties and strategic cooperation between the two nations.Follow us on GooglePresident Isaac Herzog shakes hands with Somaliland’s first ambassador to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi, after receiving his credentials at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026.(photo credit: X/Isaac Herzog)ByJAMES GENNMAY 19, 2026 18:41Updated: MAY 19, 2026 21:20The Embassy of the Republic of Somaliland will be based in Jerusalem, the African country's new Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Hagi, announced on X/Twitter on Tuesday afternoon."The Embassy will be opened soon," Hagi wrote.Israel, in turn, will be opening an embassy in Hargeisa, he added.Both countries' opening of their respective embassies reflects "growing friendship, mutual respect, and strategic cooperation between our two peoples," Hagi said.Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar reacted to the announcement on X/Twitter, thanking the Somaliland president for his decision to establish the embassy in Jerusalem."The opening of the embassy in Jerusalem will be another significant step in strengthening relations between our countries and nations. We will work together to implement this decision soon," he added."This will make the Somaliland Embassy the eighth embassy in Jerusalem," he noted.Somaliland ambassador presents credentials to President Herzog in state ceremonyIn a state ceremony on Monday, Hagi presented his credentials to President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, calling the moment the beginning of an important new partnership between the two countries.“I was pleased to welcome this morning the first-ever ambassador of Somaliland to Israel, Dr. Mohamed Hagi, who presented me with his credentials,” Herzog said.Herzog noted that the ceremony also included a symbolic first at the President’s Residence.“Ambassador Hagi was also excited by our orchestra, which played the national anthem of Somaliland for the first time at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem,” he said.“This new and important partnership between our countries will lead to a future of cooperation in a variety of fields – for the benefit of both our peoples and the entire region,” Herzog added.Tobias Siegal contributed to this report.Follow us on Google
Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel in Hargeisa: Envoy ...
The move comes months after Israel officially recognised the independence of Somalia’s breakaway region.Somaliland will open its embassy to Jerusalem and Israel will establish its representation in Hargeisa “soon”, according to Mohamed Hagi, the ambassador of Somalia’s breakaway region to Israel.The development, which comes months after Israel officially recognised the independence of Somaliland, reflects “growing friendship, mutual respect, and strategic cooperation between our two peoples”, Hagi said in a statement on X on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Somaliland minister says US may access its minerals, military bases: Reportlist 2 of 3AU summit tackles climate change and Somaliland tensionslist 3 of 3What’s Netanyahu’s planned ‘hexagon’ alliance – and can it work?end of listIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed the announcement, calling it a “significant step” in strengthening relations between the two. “We will work together to implement this decision soon,” he said on X.In December last year, Israel became the first country in the world to recognise Somaliland, ending more than 30 years of diplomatic isolation.The decision has drawn wide condemnation from the UN Security Council, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the European Union.Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but it has failed to gain recognition from any United Nations member state. The region controls the northwestern portion of what was once the British Protectorate in northern Somalia.Somalia has never accepted Somaliland’s independence.Saar visited Hargeisa in January, and Somaliland subsequently sent a delegation from its water ministry to Israel for training in water management.Hagi, also a presidential adviser, was central to brokering the recognition.Somaliland’s would be the eighth embassy located in Jerusalem, following the US, Guatemala, Kosovo, Honduras, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.The location is controversial as the status of Jerusalem remains at the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel claims the entirety of the ancient city as its capital, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) insists that occupied East Jerusalem should serve as the capital of a Palestinian state.Israel first occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 war, before unilaterally annexing it in 1980 in a move rejected by the UNSC.Due to its disputed status, the vast majority of the 96 diplomatic missions...
Somaliland to establish embassy in Jerusalem - Israel & Jewish News - JNS
"The embassy will be opened soon, while Israel will also establish its embassy in Hargeisa, reflecting growing friendship, mutual respect, and strategic cooperation between our two peoples." Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar welcomed the move, thanking Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi for the decision.
Somaliland to open Jerusalem embassy after Israel recognises breakaway ...
Jerusalem, Israel. Somaliland will set up an embassy in Jerusalem soon, its ambassador said on Tuesday, after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared republic. Israel is expected to open an embassy in Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa, the ambassador said.
