Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take “ownership” over Gaza and displace Palestinians added to uncertainty over the fate of the enclave and its residents.

Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military operation that’s only recently stopped under a fragile ceasefire.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American troops — while the Palestinians who live there should leave, a stunning proposal that would dramatically reorient the Middle East and subject a population of more than a million to further displacement.

President Donald Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere

President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to "take over" Gaza, permanently displacing Palestinians who live there and creating the "Riviera of the Middle East," has upset Arab nations and Western allies and would overturn decades of American policy in the region.

The US president later repeated elements of the proposal on social media, saying Gaza would be "turned over" to the US by Israel under his plan. The White House moved to clarify that the displacement of Palestinians would be temporary,

Aides to President Trump are seeking to tone down his proposal over the future of Gaza. That's after the US President suggested his country should take over and redevelop the coastal Palestinian territory,

President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn’t waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars and nation-building.

In a shift of rhetoric, White House press secretary Leavitt said Trump has not committed to putting U.S. troops on the ground in the Gaza Strip and that he only wants to see temporary resettlement of Palestinians.