Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityDuring a visit to Israel by the president of Somaliland, a breakaway region recognized as a country only by Israel, Israel's defense minister said Jerusalem would strengthen ties with SomalilandShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe03:41 PM • June 17 2026 IDTIsrael's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israel will deepen its cooperation with the breakaway region of Somalia, Somaliland, recognized as a country only by Israel, while denying that the Israeli military is building a base in the unrecognized country.CommentsIn the NewsSomaliland, Israel Deny Reports of IDF Base in Region During Israel VisitTrump Threatens Resumption in Bombing Campaign if Iran Deal Falls ShortEisenkot's Poll Surge Makes Merger With Bennett and Lapid All the Less LikelyGerman Embrace, French Cold Shoulder for Israel's Arms IndustryPolice Let Right-wing Agitator Leave House Arrest, Meet ex-PM Bennett at CourtRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France