Despite warnings from China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Israel advances embassy plans as U.S.-backed Somalia hits back and reasserts its claim to breakaway territory — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/despite-warnings-from-china-saudi-arabia-and-turkey-israel-advances-embassy-plans-as-u-s-backed-somalia-hits-back-and-reContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Israel appoints first Somaliland ambassador despite regional warningshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/despite-warnings-from-china-saudi-arabia-and-turkey-israel-advances-embassy-plans-as-u-s-backed-somalia-hits-back-and-rehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/despite-warnings-from-china-saudi-arabia-and-turkey-israel-advances-embassy-plans-as-u-s-backed-somalia-hits-back-and-re#u201745Sun, 15 Nov 2026 04:51:20 +0000Israel has moved forward with plans to establish diplomatic ties with Somaliland by appointing its first ambassador to the breakaway territory, defying explicit warnings from China, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. The Somali federal government in Mogadishu has condemned the move as illegal and without legal effect, warning it will deepen regional divisions. The development comes as the United States recently vacated a key airbase in Somalia after 14 years, adding a layer of strategic flux to the Horn of Africa. Israel's deepening engagement with Somaliland tests a fragile regional balance involv