以色列扩大与分离地区的关系，索马里对其动机提出质疑，亦门战争升级。
Israel expands ties with the breakaway territory as Somalia challenges its motives and war intensifies in Yemen.
以色列首任驻索马里兰大使已向该分离地区总统递交国书，总统在哈尔格萨的仪式上正式接受，并在现场为以色列大使馆奠基。以色列外交部于周日宣布了这些仪式，称仪式于上周举行。
Israel’s first ambassador to Somaliland has presented his credentials to the breakaway territory’s president, who formally accepted them at a ceremony in Hargeisa, where officials also laid the cornerstone for an Israeli embassy. Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced the ceremonies on Sunday, saying they were held last week.
此举落实了2025年12月26日达成的协议，当时以色列成为首个承认索马里兰的联合国会员国。索马里兰于1991年宣布脱离索马里独立，但仍被摩加迪沙声称拥有主权。
The move puts into practice an agreement reached on December 26, 2025, when Israel became the first United Nations member state to recognise Somaliland, It declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but remains claimed by Mogadishu.
总统阿卜迪拉赫曼·穆罕默德·阿卜杜拉希（外号Cirro）在仪式上称这是“历史性的一天”，并表示这是首次有联合国会员国承认其独立的国家向索马里兰总统递交大使国书。
Describing it as a “historical day,” President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Cirro, said during the ceremony that it was the first time a Somaliland president had received the credentials of an ambassador from a UN member state recognising its independence.
大使迈克尔·洛特姆表示，以色列的承认是对索马里兰35年来所取得成就的认可，而非仅仅是一种外交礼节。
Ambassador Michael Lotem said Israel’s recognition acknowledged what Somaliland had built over 35 years, rather than serving as a mere diplomatic formality.
索马里兰已自行治理超过三十年，但仍未获得任何其他联合国会员国的承认。
Somaliland has governed itself for more than three decades, but remains without recognition from any other UN member state.
以色列外长吉迪恩·萨尔在周日的声明中称，大使互换实现了建立关系时的承诺。
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said in a statement on Sunday that the exchange of ambassadors fulfilled commitments made when relations were established.
萨尔于一月访问索马里兰，该地区在Cirro于六月访以期间在西耶路撒冷设立了大使馆。在哈尔格萨的仪式上，Cirro强调了这一关系的更广泛意义。
Sa’ar visited Somaliland in January and the territory opened an embassy in West Jerusalem during Cirro’s visit to Israel in June. At the ceremony in Hargeisa, Cirro stressed the broader importance of the relationship.
“鉴于我们在红海和亚丁湾的战略位置，我们的合作具有重要的地区和国际意义。让我再次重申，索马里兰以真正的战略承诺和长期视角来对待这段关系，”他表示。
“Given our strategic position around the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, our cooperation carries important regional and international significance. Let me reaffirm that Somaliland approaches this relationship with genuine strategic commitment and a long-term perspective,” he said.
索马里兰与也门隔亚丁湾相望，靠近曼德海峡，这是连接红海与印度洋的重要航运通道。近几周来，海峡也门一侧的战斗有所加剧。
Somaliland lies across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen, near the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the vital shipping passage between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Fighting has intensified on the Yemeni side of the strait in recent weeks.
10月9日，联合国特使汉斯·格伦德贝里警告称，也门已重回全面战争状态，与伊朗结盟的胡塞运动与国际公认政府的部队之间爆发了战斗。以色列还承认，在实现外交承认之前，双方就已存在安全关系。
On October 9, United Nations envoy Hans Grundberg warned that Yemen had returned to full-scale war, with battles involving the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and forces of the internationally recognised government. Israel has also acknowledged a security relationship that predates its diplomatic recognition.
今年6月西罗访问以色列期间，国防部长伊斯雷尔·卡茨表示，双方多年来一直在秘密行动中开展合作，并希望扩大安全关系。
During Cirro’s visit to Israel in June, Defence Minister Israel Katz said the two sides had cooperated on secret operations for years and wanted to expand their security ties.
索马里总统哈桑·谢赫·马哈茂德本周在接受天空新闻采访时质疑以色列的动机，称其寻求的是进入红海的通道，而非支持索马里兰独立。“以色列想要红海，这是唯一的理由，”他说。马哈茂德还指称，以色列希望在该地区设立海军基地。
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud challenged Israel’s motives in an interview with Sky News this week, saying it was seeking access to the Red Sea rather than supporting Somaliland’s independence. “Israel wants the Red Sea, that is the only reason,” he said. Mohamud also alleged that Israel wants a naval base in the territory.
索马里兰官员曾表示对允许以色列设立军事基地持开放态度，但该地区领导人最近表示，双方并未举行任何谈判。
Somaliland officials have signalled openness to hosting an Israeli military base, but the territory’s president recently said no talks had been held.
索马里谴责以色列于12月承认索马里兰，称其侵犯了索马里的主权。
Somalia condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in December as a violation of its sovereignty.
以色列此举也遭到阿拉伯联盟、非洲联盟和伊斯兰合作组织的谴责。
Israel’s move has also been condemned by the Arab League, African Union and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.