### [2026-05-19](/feed/2026/05/19/index.md)

##### Israel–Somaliland relations
# Somaliland announces that the country will open an embassy in Jerusalem to strengthen its ties with Israel, for now the only country to recognize Somaliland as an independent nation. Israel announces that it will reciprocrate by opening an embassy in Hargeisa. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/somaliland-says-it-will-open-an-embassy-jerusalem-israel-reciprocate-2026-05-19/)

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