Trump has now gone much, much further, declaring this week that the United States would “take over” Gaza, drive some 2 million Palestinians from their home there, potentially use U.S. troops to crush extremists bunkered amid the explosives-strewn ruins and then …

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was planning to seize control of the Gaza Strip and oust 2.2 million Palestinians, temporarily at least, has provoked shock and disbelief around the world.

Palestinians, their allies and other nations are reacting strongly to President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its residents.