Israel is in talks with South Sudan about expelling Palestinians to the East African country, sources familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The report came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revived calls to "allow" Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip -- a plan to ethnically cleanse that has drawn widespread condemnation.
Netanyahu defended his war policies in a rare interview with Israeli media, broadcast shortly after Egypt said Gaza mediators were leading a renewed push to secure a 60-day truce.
The premier told Israeli broadcaster i24NEWS that "we are not pushing them out, but we are allowing them to leave".
The European Union, Britain and Japan on Tuesday called for urgent action to stop the "famine" in the Gaza Strip.
"The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes," a joint statement signed by the EU's top diplomat and foreign ministers from 24 countries including Canada and Australia.