MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Israel has approached Somalia’s authorities with a proposal to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the Monetary Occasions reported on Friday.
The transfer comes as Israeli authorities, backed by the US, search to displace Gazans from the enclave, which has been rendered uninhabitable after greater than a 12 months of devastating struggle.
Citing sources accustomed to the matter, the report revealed that Israel urged Mogadishu to simply accept Palestinians evicted from Gaza after a number of Arab nations rejected comparable proposals.
The specifics of what Somalia would acquire in return stay undisclosed. It’s unclear whether or not Somalia has accepted or rejected the proposal. Nevertheless, Israel has reportedly made comparable overtures to Sudan, one other nation grappling with inner battle, as a part of its efforts to relocate Gazans.
In a associated growth, the Monetary Occasions additionally reported that the U.S. has engaged with authorities in Somaliland, a breakaway area in northern Somalia, to debate resettling Palestinians.
U.S. President Donald Trump has advocated for the displacement of Gazans, envisioning Gaza as a “Riviera of the Center East.”
Somaliland was reportedly supplied worldwide recognition in trade for accepting the proposal, alongside the development of a U.S. army base in Berbera, a strategic port metropolis alongside the Purple Sea.
Responding to the report on Friday, Somali International Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi reiterated his authorities’s stance, stating that Somalia is not going to assist the displacement of Palestinians. He emphasised that Somalia stands in solidarity with different Arab League nations in condemning such plans.
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