The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

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,

Trump has proposed a U.S.-led takeover of Gaza following Israel’s military assault, which has killed tens of thousands over the past 17 months. ・U.S. and Israel have reached out to East African countries to explore resettling Palestinians from Gaza.