President Donald Trump said Palestinians will not have the right to return to their homes in the Gaza Strip under his proposal for U.S. ownership of the territory in a Fox News interview, describing Gaza as "a beautiful piece of land" and "a future real estate development."

President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership”

President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who have sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.

Trump’s idea of remaking Gaza as a real estate development is not a complete outlier in the long, troubled history of U.S. intervention in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump said he is committed to the U.S. purchasing and owning Gaza, but that he may allow Middle Eastern countries to rebuild sections of the area.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could give sections of the land to other states in the Middle East to help in the rebuilding effort. Trump made his remarks to reporters aboard Air Force One.