South Sudan “firmly refutes recent media reports claiming that the Government of the Republic of South Sudan is engaged in discussion with the State of Israel regarding the resettlement of Palestinian Nationals from Gaza in South Sudan,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

South Sudan’s cabinet has agreed to receive Palestinians from the Gaza Strip following a request from Israel, The Telegraph has learnt.

Sources tell Reuters that South Sudan and Israel are in talks to resettle Gazans, despite denials by South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry.

South Sudan and Israel are in talks regarding a deal to resettle Gazans wishing to depart the war-ravaged enclave in the African nation, Reuters cited three sources with knowledge of the matter as saying. The Friday report appeared to contradict South Sudan's foreign ministry's earlier claims that reports of the plan were "baseless."

South Sudan is not in talks with Israel to resettle Palestinians from war-torn Gaza, South Sudan's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Associated Press, citing six people with knowledge of the matter,

The Telegraph reports that South Sudan has reportedly agreed to quietly resettle Gaza Arabs in a deal with Israel, the US, and UAE. While denied publicly, internal sources confirm cabinet approval.

The prime minister calls the forced relocation of Palestinians out of Gaza "voluntary migration," but critics say the plan is a clear case of ethnic cleansing.