Trump fuels fury and fear in the Middle East after vowing to ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip

Outraged Palestinians condemned President Donald Trump’s claim the United States would seek ownership of the Gaza Strip and they would have no choice but to leave their homes in the war-torn enclave. In Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, Narmin Nour El Din, 29, told an NBC News crew that all Palestinians would reject Trump’s suggestions.“All the Palestinians refuse the idea and we will be insistent on our land,” she said, standing outside a tent encampment.Gazans react to Trump newsNarmin Nour El Din, 29, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. NBC News“We ask Trump to leave the people to live in their land and to make the land more beautiful. To help the people here,” she said. “Not to take Gaza from them.”Others like Hussein Abdel Jawad, 25, said they feared Trump’s plan would succeed and he felt clear that Trump had “business” ambitions for the enclave.At a news conference Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said the United States would take a “long-term ownership position” and would bring “great stability to the Middle East.”