Leaders react to the US president’s announcement and say the future of Gaza lies in a ‘future Palestinian state’

Prime Minister Keir Starmer distanced the U.K. from U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to take over the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “the Riviera of the Middle East.” In his first major public break with the fledgling Trump administration,

President Donald Trump’s proposal on Tuesday that “the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip,” “own it,” level it out and develop it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has drawn fierce condemnation, with critics suggesting it will drag America into another so-called “endless war” ― which Trump has for years railed against.

President Donald Trump said the United States would take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere. Here are some global reactions to the announcement. "Our people in the Gaza Strip will not allow these plans to pass,