President Donald Trump unveiled a controversial plan to take over the Gaza Strip, suggesting that Palestinians would be forcibly relocated while the enclave is rebuilt and redeveloped as the “Riviera of the Middle East. “During a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump claimed that Palestinians would “love to leave” Gaza. However, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later clarified that Palestinians would only be temporarily relocated for reconstruction, not permanently resettled. The proposal sparked sharp criticism both in the US and internationally, with fears it could support an ethnic-cleansing campaign.