Trump's offer to 'take ownership' of Gaza draws international outrage

The suggestion that the US could 'take over' and 'own' the devastated Gaza Strip was met with rebukes from the Middle East and beyond.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. could take over Gaza after its

00:06population were permanently displaced to other countries has been condemned across the Middle

00:11East and beyond.

00:13Meanwhile, the decision is celebrated by members of Israel's cabinet and received well by the

00:19Israeli public.

00:22Israel's war on Gaza, which lasted for 15 months, has devastated the region.

00:27Trump claimed Palestinians can't live there and that Gaza could be turned into the Riviera

00:31of the Middle East.

00:32The Chinese side has always believed that the eight-to-eight policy is the basic principle

00:37of Gaza's post-war governance.

00:38We oppose the forced migration of the people of Gaza.

00:39We hope that all parties will use the post-war governance and the ceasefire as an opportunity

00:40to promote the issue of Palestine and return to the right track based on the two-state

00:41plan.

00:42We hope that all parties will use the post-war governance and the ceasefire as an opportunity

00:43to promote the issue of Palestine and return to the right track based on the two-state

00:44plan.

00:45We hope that all parties will use the post-war governance and the ceasefire as an opportunity

00:46to promote the issue of Palestine and return to the right track based on the two-state

00:47plan.

00:48The

01:02Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia issued a statement saying it rejected any attempt to

01:07displace Palestinians from their homeland and that it would not establish ties with

01:11Israel without a Palestinian state.

01:15Also France expressed their opposition to the forced displacement of the Palestinian

01:19population of Gaza and said it would be a serious violation of international law.

01:26And the Kremlin said they believe a Middle East settlement is only possible through a

01:30two-state solution.

01:32Also the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government continues to

01:36support a two-state solution where both Israelis and Palestinians could live in peace and security.

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