Uganda Pledges Support for Israel if Threatened Amid Middle East Conflict
Uganda Urges Peace in Middle East but Warns It Will Support Israel if Threatened
- Uganda’s military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, says the country would back Israel if it faces defeat in the ongoing conflict
- He calls for an immediate end to the fighting, emphasizing global fatigue over the war
- Comments come amid rising regional tensions following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks
Uganda’s military chief has declared that the country would support Israel if it were at risk of defeat in the ongoing Middle East conflict, while urging an immediate end to the fighting.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, stated on X that Kampala would intervene if Israel’s survival were threatened.
“We want the war in the Middle East to end now. The world is tired of it,” he wrote. “But any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring us into the war — on the side of Israel.”
His remarks come amid rising regional tensions following recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, as well as retaliatory attacks that have sparked concerns of wider escalation.
Kainerugaba has also attracted attention recently for plans to erect a statue honoring Yonatan Netanyahu, brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was killed during the 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue in Uganda.
The conflict has escalated since late February, with ongoing drone and missile exchanges between Israel and Iran, as well as spillover effects in neighboring countries.
