Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip in shock announcement during Netanyahu visit

Trump has declared that the US will ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip, and that he envisioned the US redeveloping the war-torn territory into 'the Riviera of the Middle East'

US president Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike.

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