Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report

Middle East Eye · March 11, 2026 War
Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report

Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 13:03 Somaliland will allow Israel to gather intelligence and conduct operations against Yemeni group, sources tell Bloomberg The flags of Israel and Somaliland at the entrance to a fruit farm between the capital city of Hargeisa and port city of Berbera, 19 February 2026 (AFP/Tony Karumba) Off Israel is exploring building a base in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland from which it can target Yemen ’s Houthis, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. In December, Israel became the first country to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state. Somaliland will allow Israel to gather intelligence on and conduct operations against the Houthis, two Somaliland officials speaking on condition of anonymity told Bloomberg.

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