The move follows Israel’s decision in December 2025 to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent state, becoming the first UN member state to do so.

Israeli international relief organization IsraAid has been helping West Virginia homeowners with the tremendous amount of damage caused by flash floods in June; The IDF treats hundreds of Syrians wounded in the ongoing civil war in that country, and much more.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently held a secret meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the first-ever high-level contact between the two countries, The Times of Israel reported.