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Israel is negotiating the possible resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza to South Sudan. This is part of Israel's larger efforts to facilitate mass emigration from territory reduced to rubble by the 22-month offensive against Hamas, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing CNN.
It is unclear how far the negotiations have progressed, but if implemented, the plans would amount to moving people from one war-torn area where they are facing starvation to another.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he wants to implement US President Donald Trump's idea of resettling most of Gaza's population, which Netanyahu calls "voluntary migration." Israel has made similar resettlement proposals to other African countries.
"I believe that the correct solution, even according to the laws of war as I know them, is to allow the population to leave and then attack with all force the enemy that remains there," Netanyahu said in an interview with the Israeli television channel i24.
Palestinians, human rights groups and much of the international community have rejected the proposals as a plan for forced expulsion in violation of international law.
South Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that reports it was negotiating with Israel over the resettlement of Palestinians were baseless.
A US State Department spokesman said it does not comment on private diplomatic conversations.
We previously reported that at least 100 Palestinians have been killed and more than 500 injured in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours as a result of Israeli attacks that continue despite growing international pressure and condemnation for waging war.
