Donald Trump says US will take over Gaza Strip: We will develop, we will own it

"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too. We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site,” AP quoted the US president as saying at a joint press conference with Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump added that the United States would work economically develop the area after cleaning out the destroyed buildings.

Trump says he and Netanyahu discussed eliminating Hamas.

Both the leaders focused in their closed-door meeting on discussing how Hamas can be eliminated and restoring peace “to a troubled region.”