India, Aug. 24 -- Military officials from Uganda and Burundi visited Israel last week to discuss deploying troops to Gaza as part of an international security force envisioned by US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for the fragile ceasefire, according to officials.

A Board of Peace official told The Associated Press that Ugandan officials joined a Burundian military delegation, and that Uganda is finalising details of its participation after its parliament approved the troop contribution this month.

Nothing has been finalised with Burundi, but the official said they look forward to starting the process.

"We shared significant knowledge with one another, and the Burundi representatives expressed interest in our mission," the offi...