WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, proposing a major shift in Middle East policy, called for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate roughly two million Palestinians to neighboring Arab countries. His goal, he said, is to turn the war-ravaged enclave into the "Riviera of the Middle East."

Both U.S. allies and adversaries alike rejected President Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. “take over” the war-torn Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”  Trump floated the

During a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said the U.S. should take ownership of the Gaza strip. “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip,” said Trump.