Trump says “everyone loves my Gaza plan” despite global condemnation | BBC News

Donald Trump has said that everyone loves his plan for the US to take ownership of the Gaza Strip and develop it, with Palestinians moved out of the territory.

"The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it too," Trump said on Tuesday during a joint conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump made the comments after meeting with the Israeli leader at the White House. Netanyahu responded, saying the idea is "worth paying attention to."

However the proposal has been greeted by international condemnation. Middle East nations and European countries rejected the proposals as illegal and unworkable. Palestinians said they would amount to ethnic cleansing and genocide.

The US president has suggested that neighbouring nations including Jordan and Egypt could take in displaced Palestinians from Gaza - a proposal that was rejected by Arab nations.

Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith, Lucy Williamson, Nick Eardley and Jeremy Bowen.

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