Israel is holding talks with South Sudan about potentially resettling Palestinians from Gaza in the East African country, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.

Six sources familiar with the matter confirmed the negotiations to the news outlet, though it remained unclear how far talks have advanced. Israel’s Foreign Ministry declined to comment to the AP , while South Sudan’s foreign minister did not respond to questions about the talks.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson told the Associated Press that Washington doesn’t comment on private diplomatic conversations.

Joe Szlavik, the founder of a U.S. lobbying firm working with the South Sudanese government, told the AP that officials briefed him on the talks. He claimed an Israeli delegation was planning to visit the country

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