Somalia and its breakaway region of Somaliland have not received any proposal from the United States or Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, their foreign ministers said on Friday, with Mogadishu saying it categorically rejected any such move.

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.

Foreign ministers of Somalia and Somaliland have declared receiving no U.S. or Israeli proposals for resettling Palestinians from Gaza, firmly rejecting any potential plans. Arab leaders favor a $53 billion Gaza reconstruction initiative to avert displacement,