Saudi Arabia reasserted its support for an independent state for Palestinians and warned it would not forge diplomatic relations with Israel after President Trump floated the U.S. taking over the

In a rare move of disunity with the United States, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia released a statement in response to Trump's stated plan to take over the Gaza Strip by proclaiming it would not recognize Israel without the recognition of a separate Palestinian state,

President Trump wants to broker normal ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but his proposal to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza just made that a lot harder.

Trump announced in a press conference on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia was not requiring a state as a condition for peace with Israel.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, or MbS, is leading Arab efforts to find a rival proposal for Gaza to Donald Trump's plan for the United States to build a 'Middle East Riviera,' which horrified him and other regional leaders.

After some uncertainty earlier this week, phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire seems to be holding even as Donald Trump plans to press forward with his Gaza plan. On Thursday, Hamas promised to release three Israeli hostages,

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza posed a major threat to world peace.