but did not name the countries that would accept the migrants.

A spokesperson for the German Interior Ministry said he was unaware of any plans to resettle African migrants from Israel to Germany.

And in Italy, a foreign ministry source said: "There is no agreement with Italy in the context of the bilateral agreement between Israel and the UNHCR."

Jean-Nicolas Beuze of the UNHCR in Ottawa told CBC News that Canada has not made any formal commitment but things are "being discussed."