CAIRO – Ten countries including Egypt jointly condemned Israel’s appointment of an envoy to the breakaway Somaliland region as a “flagrant violation” of Somalia’s sovereignty. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Bangladesh, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Türkiye, and Indonesia issued a joint statement on Saturday to denounce the move. They expressed their “unequivocal rejection of all unilateral measures that undermine the unity of states or infringe upon their sovereignty.” The ministers warned that the Israeli appointment of a diplomatic representative to the so-called Somaliland represents “a flagrant violation of the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity” of Somalia. The statement underscored the ten countries’ “unwavering support for the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Somalia, as well as for its legitimate state institutions, being the sole representative of the will of the Somali people.” These measures, the ministers emphasized, constitute a blatant violation of the principles of international law,...