Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military operation that’s only recently stopped under a fragile ceasefire.

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,

A day after worldwide condemnation of Trump's announcement that he aimed to take over and develop the Gaza Strip into the "Riviera of the Middle East", Israel ordered its army to prepare to allow the "voluntary departure" of Gaza's residents.

Breaking down Trump’s shocking proposal — and whether it’s a distraction, a negotiating ploy or something more.

President Trump says the U.S. will "take over" Gaza and "own it." NBC News' Yasmin Vossoughian reports more and New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker joins José Díaz-Balart to react to Trump's comments.

The US president later repeated elements of the proposal on social media, saying Gaza would be "turned over" to the US by Israel under his plan. The White House moved to clarify that the displacement of Palestinians would be temporary,