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.

Israeli and American officials have been in contact with Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland for possible resettling of Gazans there, the Associated Press reported. Sudan said it declined while Somalia and Somaliland said they're "unaware.

Israeli officials led by strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer have sounded out the governments of Somalia and Sudan, countries wracked by civil war, while US diplomats have been in contact with the breakaway province of Somaliland,