Since the start of the war, the Rapid Support Forces leadership has maintained high-level contacts with Tel Aviv. Its senior figures and leader‘s family members have made several trips there in a security cooperation that predates the conflict.
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Sudan‘s RSF and Israel held discreet meetings over last two years: Report
According to the investigation published on Friday, two RSF delegations travelled to Tel Aviv – one in May 2025, and another in February 2026.
Africa Intelligence found that members of the delegations convened with officials within the Africa Division of Israel’s foreign ministry and with Israeli intelligence.
The investigation reported that the contacts were embedded in a security and intelligence partnership that began before the outbreak of Sudan’s war in April 2023.