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The big global news today is Donald Trump‘s plan for the US to take over Gaza, the Palestinian territory which was the scene of a destructive war.

However the UK has already made it clear it disagrees with the idea.

President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents has been swiftly rejected and denounced by American allies and adversaries alike.

Mr Trump’s suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the US President detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip, and for the US to take “ownership” in redeveloping the war-torn territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East”.

“The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,” Mr Trump said.

His plan involves moving Palestinian residents to other countries such as Jordan or Egypt.

But Environment Secretary Steve Reed said this morning: “I can happily tell you what the UK government’s position is, and that is that Palestinian civilians must be able to return to their homes and rebuild their lives.

For those people, the last 14 months have been a living nightmare, and it’s important they’re able to go home after this and start to rebuild.”