Uganda’s military chief said the country would support Israel if it faced defeat in the ongoing Middle East conflict, while calling for an end to the fighting.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s chief of defence forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, said in a post on X that Kampala would intervene if Israel were at risk.
“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 comments come amid heightened regional tensions following recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and retaliatory attacks that have raised fears of a broader escalation.
Kainerugaba has also drawn attention in recent weeks after announcing plans to erect a statue in honour of Yonatan Netanyahu, the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was killed during the 1976 Entebbe hostage rescue in Uganda.
The conflict has intensified since late February, with ongoing exchanges of drone and missile strikes between Israel and Iran, as well as spillover effects across neighbouring countries.