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.

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.