US President Donald Trump has said he is "committed to buying and owning" the Gaza Strip and displacing the two million Palestinians who live there, despite his plan being unanimously opposed by the world.
Trump told reporters that he could allow Middle Eastern countries to be involved in rebuilding parts of the territory and that he would ensure that Palestinian refugees "live well."
Both the Palestinian Authority and the armed group Hamas, whose 16-month war with Israel has caused widespread destruction in Gaza, reiterated that Palestinian land was "not for sale."
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump's proposal as "revolutionary and creative."
The statement comes three weeks after a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, during which Hamas has released some of the Israeli hostages it is holding in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
More than 48,180 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
The majority of Gaza's population has also been displaced several times, almost 70% of buildings are estimated to be damaged or destroyed, healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene systems have collapsed, and there is a shortage of food, fuel, medicine and shelter.