US and Israel Look to Africa to Resettle Palestinians from Gaza
The U.S. and Israel have contacted officials from Sudan, Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland to discuss using their territory for resettling Palestinians from Gaza, the Associated Press reported on Friday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials.
Sudan officials said they rejected the proposal by the United States, and officials from Somalia and Somaliland said they were unaware of any contacts, AP reported.
The White House and the U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The information ministers for Somalia and Somaliland did not answer telephone calls by Reuters seeking 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”.
They included the leaders of both Sudan and Somalia.
Trump’s plan reinforced long-standing Palestinian fears of being permanently driven from their homes, and was met with widespread international rejection.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out attacks on communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 250 people hostage, according to Israeli tallies.
More than 48,000 Palestinians have been killed in the military offensive Israel launched in response, according to Gaza health officials.
Source: Reuters
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