US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza

14/3/2025 16:11

The U.S. and Israel have contacted officials of three East African countries to discuss using their territories for resettling Palestinians from Gaza, the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials.



Officials from Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somaliland were contacted regarding the proposal, the AP reported, citing U.S. and Israeli officials as sources.



However, Sudan officials said they rejected the proposal from the U.S. and officials from Somalia and Somaliland said they were unaware of any contacts, reported AP.



The White House and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The information ministers for Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland did not pick up Reuters' telephone calls for comment.



Earlier this month, Arab leaders adopted a $53 billion Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza that would avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of a "Middle East Riviera".