Israel ships 1-ton military consignment to Somalia under UN designation: Report
Senior regional strategic sources say a military shipment originating from the occupied territories was transported to Somalia under the designation of a United Nations office, according to a report.
The sources told Lebanon's al-Mayadeen network in a report published on Wednesday that the consignment, weighing approximately 1,000 kilograms, departed Tel Aviv, transited through Nairobi, and arrived in Mogadishu on June 21.
They said the shipment was registered as being destined for a UN office in the Somali capital.
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According to the sources, the cargo contained an "advanced communications system" intended for military and intelligence use.
The sources further noted that the equipment was supplied by the so-called "Mer Security and Communications," a company based in the city of Or Yehuda in the occupied territories, and said the shipment was ultimately received by a United Nations office in Mogadishu.
The report came after Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement, said the group would act against expansionist Israeli activities in Somalia.
Speaking on June 25, al-Houthi said Ansarullah "will take the initiative at any time to thwart Israeli activities on Somali soil and will not stand idly by in the face of Israeli expansion in the Horn of Africa," adding that the movement would continue coordinating with its allies during any future regional escalation.
He also said the Israeli regime was seeking to establish a presence in Somalia in order to control the strategic Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a key maritime route for global shipping.
"We are monitoring with great concern the developments on the ground in Somalia and what the Israeli enemy is doing to take control of the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab," he said.
Al-Houthi called on countries bordering the Red Sea to adopt a unified position against Israeli interference in the region.
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The developments came against the backdrop of Tel Aviv's controversial recognition of Somaliland, and the breakaway Somalia region's reported expression of readiness to cooperate with the regime against the Yemeni Armed Forces.
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