Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to “take over” Gaza, as his defense minister instructed the Israeli military to draw up a plan to would enable the “voluntary departure” of Palestinian residents in Gaza.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has directed the IDF to prepare plans for the evacuation of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, in line with President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to “own the strip.

By bno - Surabaya bureau Malaysia has issued a firm statement opposing any initiatives that would involve the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza, responding to former US President Donald Trump's recent proposal,

Trump said the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere, actions that would shatter decades of U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

President Donald Trump again on Tuesday floated the idea of displacing Palestinians from Gaza, saying people there had no alternative but to leave the Palestinian enclave devastated by Israel's military assault.

The White House is insisting that President DONALD TRUMP’s explosive suggestion that the United States could take over Gaza and relocate millions of Palestinian people should be taken both seriously and literally as lawmakers try to tamper down the idea and allies protest the dramatic proposal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday there was nothing wrong in Donald Trump's idea of displacing Palestinians from Gaza after the U.S. president's proposal drew international criticism.

In interviews, some Palestinians said they would rather leave Gaza, given the inescapable devastation — but the decision was theirs, not Trump’s, to make.