8 Feb 2025

The fallout of Trump's controversial Gaza plan

From Saturday Morning, 7:25 am on 8 February 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Photo: AFP / Bryan Dozier

US president Donald Trump has doubled down on his controversial plan to resettle Palestinians and take over the strip to redevelop into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

This comes after administration officials suggested any relocation would only be temporary.

Washington DC correspondent Simon Marks explains.