President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn territory and proposed the U.S. take 맥스카지노�ownership맥스카지노� in redeveloping the area into 맥스카지노�the Riviera of the Middle East맥스카지노�Trump맥스카지노�s brazen proposal appears certain to roil the next stage of talks meant to extend the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza.The provocative comments came as talks are ramping up this week with the promise of surging humanitarian aid and reconstruction supplies to help the people of Gaza recover after more than 15 months of devastating conflict. Now Trump wants to push roughly 1.8 million people to leave the land they have called home and claim it for the U.S., perhaps with American troops.맥스카지노�The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,맥스카지노� Trump said at an evening news conference with Netanyahu by his side. The president who made his name as New York real estate developer added: 맥스카지노�We맥스카지노�ll make sure that it맥스카지노�s done world class. It맥스카지노�ll be wonderful for the people 맥스카지노� Palestinians, Palestinians mostly, we맥스카지노�re talking about.맥스카지노�Trump outlined his thinking as he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, where the two leaders also discussed the fragile ceasefire and hostage deal in the Israeli-Hamas conflict and shared concerns about Iran.Trump said the U.S. would redevelop the territory after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and turn the territory into a place where the 맥스카지노�world's people맥스카지노�맥스카지노� including Palestinians 맥스카지노� would live. He offered no detail about what authority the U.S. would use to take the land and develop it. Egypt, Jordan and other U.S. allies in the Mideast have cautioned Trump that relocating Palestinians from Gaza would threaten Mideast stability, risk expanding the conflict and undermine a decades-long push by the U.S. and allies for a two-state solution.Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry issued a sharply worded reaction to Trump, noting their long call for an independent Palestinian state was a 맥스카지노�firm, steadfast and unwavering position.맥스카지노� Saudi Arabia has been in negotiations with the U.S. over a deal to diplomatically recognize Israel in exchange for a security pact and other terms.맥스카지노�The duty of the international community today is to work to alleviate the severe human suffering endured by the Palestinian people, who will remain committed to their land and will not budge from it," the Saudi statement said.Still, Trump insists the Palestinians 맥스카지노�have no alternative맥스카지노� but to leave the "big pile of rubble맥스카지노� that is Gaza. He spoke out as his top aides stressed that a three-to-five-year timeline for reconstruction of the war-torn territory, as laid out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable.Last week, both Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Jordanian King Abdullah II dismissed Trump's calls to resettle Gazans.But Trump said he believes Egypt and Jordan맥스카지노�as well as other countries, which he did not name맥스카지노�will ultimately agree to take in Palestinians.맥스카지노�You look over the decades, it맥스카지노�s all death in Gaza,맥스카지노� Trump said. "This has been happening for years. It맥스카지노�s all death. If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people, permanently, in nice homes where they can be happy and not be shot and not be killed and not be knifed to death like what맥스카지노�s happening in Gaza.맥스카지노�Trump also said he isn맥스카지노�t ruling out deploying U.S. troops to support reconstruction of Gaza. He envisions 맥스카지노�long-term맥스카지노� U.S. ownership of a redevelopment of the territory.The president's proposal was greeted with alarm by Democrats and a measure of skepticism by his Republican allies.맥스카지노�He맥스카지노�s completely lost it,맥스카지노� said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. 맥스카지노�He wants a U.S. invasion of Gaza, which would cost thousands of American lives and set the Middle East on fire for 20 years? It맥스카지노�s sick.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�We맥스카지노�ll see what our Arab friends say about that," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and a Trump ally. "And I think most South Carolinians are probably not excited about sending Americans to take over Gaza. I think that might be problematic, but I맥스카지노�ll keep an open mind.맥스카지노�The White House's focus on the future of Gaza comes as the nascent truce between Israel and Hamas hangs in the balance.Netanyahu is facing competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and for the 15-month conflict to end. Trump may be betting he can persuade Egypt and Jordan to come around to accept displaced Palestinians because of the significant aid that the U.S. provides Cairo and Amman. Hard-line right-wing members of Netanyahu맥스카지노�s government have embraced the call to move displaced Palestinians out of Gaza.맥스카지노�To me, it is unfair to explain to Palestinians that they might be back in five years,맥스카지노� Trump맥스카지노�s Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, told reporters. 맥스카지노�That맥스카지노�s just preposterous.맥스카지노�Trump also signaled that he may be reconsidering an independent Palestinian state as part of a broader two-state solution to the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict.맥스카지노�Well, a lot of plans change with time,맥스카지노� he told reporters when asked if he was still committed to a plan like the one he laid out in 2020 that called for a Palestinian state. 맥스카지노�A lot of death has occurred since I left and now came back."Netanyahu's arrival in Washington for the first foreign leader visit of Trump's second term coincides with the prime minister's popular support sagging.The prime minister is in the middle of weekslong testimony in an ongoing corruption trial that centers on allegations he exchanged favors with media moguls and wealthy associates. He has decried the accusations and said he is the victim of a 맥스카지노�witch hunt.맥스카지노�Being seen with Trump, who is popular in Israel, could help distract the public from the trial and boost Netanyahu맥스카지노�s standing.맥스카지노�We have the right leader of Israel who맥스카지노�s done a great job," Trump said of Netanyahu.Netanyahu praised Trump's leadership in getting the hostage and ceasefire deal. 맥스카지노�I'll just tell you, I am happy they are here,맥스카지노� Netanyahu said of Trump and his administration.맥스카지노�You say things others refuse to say. And after the jaws drop, people scratch their heads and they say, 'You know he맥스카지노�s right.'"Hamas in a statement decried Trump맥스카지노�s comments.맥스카지노�We reject Trump맥스카지노�s statements in which he said that the residents of the Gaza Strip have no choice but to leave, and we consider them a recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region," the group said.Netanyahu met with White House national security adviser Mike Waltz and Witkoff on Monday to begin the daunting work of brokering the next phase of a ceasefire agreement.The Israeli leader said he would send a delegation to Qatar to continue indirect talks with Hamas that are being mediated by the Gulf Arab country, the first confirmation that those negotiations would continue. Netanyahu also said he would convene his security Cabinet to discuss Israel맥스카지노�s demands for the next phase of the ceasefire when he returns to Israel at the end of the week.Witkoff, meanwhile, said he plans to meet with Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Florida on Thursday to discuss the next phase in the ceasefire. Qatar and Egypt have served as key intermediaries with Hamas throughout the conflict.Netanyahu is under intense pressure from hard-right members of his governing coalition to abandon the ceasefire and resume fighting in Gaza to eliminate Hamas. Bezalel Smotrich, one of Netanyahu맥스카지노�s key partners, vows to topple the government if the war isn맥스카지노�t relaunched, a step that could lead to early elections.Hamas, which has reasserted control over Gaza since the ceasefire began last month, has said it will not release hostages in the second phase without an end to the war and Israeli forces맥스카지노� full withdrawal. Netanyahu, meanwhile, maintains that Israel is committed to victory over Hamas and the return of all hostages captured in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war.___Goldenberg reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press writer Melanie Lidman in Jerusalem and Michelle L. Price contributed reporting.