In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

In a hostile step that falls within the framework of the Zionist enemy's conspiracies against our Islamic nation, the Israeli enemy announced its recognition of the Somali region as a separate entity from Somalia, in a hostile stance that targets Somalia and its African surroundings, as well as Yemen and the Red Sea countries.

This aggressive Zionist move aims to establish a foothold in Somalia to target the region and also to fragment the countries of the region in a plan that is not limited to Somalia, but its declared title is to change the Middle East, and all of this requires our nation to confront it in all forms.

The Israeli enemy's declaration in itself is null and void, with no value in the balance of justice or law, and it is an aggression with aggressive goals and a hostile program, and it is from an usurping side that does not possess legitimacy for itself, so how can it recognize others?

But the Israeli enemy will work behind this to expand the circle of recognition and cooperation with it from other parties and countries, and seeks to make the Somali region a foothold for hostile activities against Somalia, African countries, Yemen, Arab countries, and what threatens the security of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It will also work on more dismantling and fragmentation of other countries in the same way it did in Somalia.

In response to this Zionist aggression against Somalia and the region, we affirm the following:

1- The necessity for the Arab and Islamic position to be firm and serious in standing by Somalia and supporting the Somali people, foiling the efforts of the Israeli enemy and pressuring traitors who collude with it in the Somali region. We must also take international actions and take a firm stance from all international institutions in support of Somalia.

2- We affirm our fixed position with our brotherly Somali people against the Israeli enemy, and we will take all possible supportive measures to stand with them. This includes considering any Israeli presence in Somali territory as a military target for our armed forces, as it is an aggression against Somalia and Yemen, threatening regional security.We must take decisive action against it. We will not accept that part of Somalia becomes a foothold for Israel at the expense of Somalia's independence, sovereignty, security of its people, regional security, and Red Sea security.

We call on all countries on both sides of the Red Sea as well as on Arab nations to have practical steps; preventing Israel from invading Somalia or other Muslim states.

We emphasize that every country should stand together supporting Palestine because any hesitation gives Israel opportunities for further conspiracies against other nations which are under threat if they do not face these aggressive plots firmly.

God is sufficient for us; He is our protector; He is enough for us; He is our helper.

Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi
Issued on 8 Rabi' al-Thani 1447 AH