Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, part of a wider effort by Israel to facilitate mass emigration from the territory left in ruins by its 22-month offensive against Hamas.

The South Sudanese Foreign Ministry denied that it was in talks with Israel to accept Gazan immigrants, says report 'does not reflect the official position or policy.'

South Sudan denies that it is in talks with Israel to allow Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to resettle there. A statement from the African country calls recent reports of such moves “baseless” and says they do not reflect the policies of South Sudan.