U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to build into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” once he empties it of the Palestinians. The comments were greeted with pleasant surprise in Israel. But for Palestinians,

President Donald Trump said alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would “own” the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the Israel-Hamas war. “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip and do a job with it too.

President Donald Trump's plan for the United States to "take over" Gaza, permanently displacing Palestinians who live there and creating the "Riviera of the Middle East," has upset Arab nations and Western allies and would overturn decades of American policy in the region.

The two leaders are expected to focus on the tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, rebuilding and relocating Palestinians in Gaza and normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Anti-Israel protesters waved what appeared to be the Hamas flag outside the White House after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit with President Donald Trump.