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.

President Trump’s proposal to “own” Gaza and transfer its population elsewhere has stirred condemnation and sarcasm, but it is an opening bid and could disrupt a tired diplomatic paradigm.

Israel launched preparations to facilitate the departure of up to 2 million Palestinians from Gaza as President Donald Trump Thursday doubled down on his long-shot plan to “take over” and rebuild the war-ravaged coastal strip.