"Somalia's president has condemned Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland as a naked invasion, warning that the move threatens to ignite separatist movements elsewhere. Addressing an emergency joint session of parliament on Sunday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has committed the greatest abuse of Somalia's sovereignty in the nation's history and referred to Israel as an enemy."
"I am encouraging the Somali people to be calm and to defend the unity and the independence of our country, which is facing this naked invasion, he said. Lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution declaring Israel's recognition as null and void although the measure is largely symbolic given that Somalia has not controlled Somaliland since it declared independence in 1991, which Somalia has never accepted."
"The resolution warns that individuals or institutions violating Somalia's sovereignty will face legal consequences under the country's penal code and international law. It directed the government to take up the matter with the United Nations, African Union, Arab League and other regional bodies. Netanyahu on Friday announced that Israel had established full diplomatic relations with Somaliland, describing the move as being in the spirit of the United States-brokered Abraham Accords, which normalised ties between Israel and several Arab countries."
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland as a naked invasion, called Israel an enemy and urged defense of Somalia's unity and independence. Lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution declaring Israel's recognition null and void and warned that individuals or institutions violating Somalia's sovereignty will face legal consequences under the penal code and international law. The resolution directed the government to raise the matter with international and regional bodies. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced full diplomatic relations with Somaliland, making Israel the first UN member state to recognise it. Mohamud accused Netanyahu of trying to import Middle Eastern conflicts and vowed to prevent Somalia's territory from being used as a military base.
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