Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians out of Gaza and take over the territory was rejected by several foreign nations, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and China.

Taking over the enclave, forcing Palestinians to leave and preventing them from returning would be clear violations of international law, experts say.

President Donald Trump cited “US authority” to claim the Gaza Strip and send its population to Jordan and other neighboring countries.

STORY: "It's not a complex thing to do."President Donald Trump on Tuesday restated his push for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip and resettle its more than two million Palestinian residents - as he met with Jordan's King Abdullah.

President Trump on Tuesday dug in on his vision for a U.S. takeover of the Gaza Strip as he sat alongside King Abdullah II of Jordan, who expressed reservations about the idea. Trump met in the

Trump’s idea of remaking Gaza as a real estate development is not a complete outlier in the long, troubled history of U.S. intervention in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump has once again insisted the US will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was their first meeting since Trump announced his proposal to take over the enclave and move its population of two million Palestinians to other countries in the region,

President Donald Trump said Palestinians wouldn't be permitted to return to the Gaza Strip as part of his plan for the United States to take ownership of the war-torn territory.