On his Truth Social network, Trump reaffirmed the stunning proposal he unveiled on Tuesday, as well as his plan to relocate two million Palestinians from Gaza to other parts of the Middle East. “Israel would turn over the Gaza Strip to the United States at the end of the fighting,” Trump wrote in an early morning post. “No soldiers from the United States would be required! Stability in the region would rule!!!” Trump surprised the globe Tuesday when he announced during a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “the United States will take over the Gaza Strip.”

“We’ll do well with it, too. “We’ll own it,” he said to audible gasps during the press conference, adding that the US would remove unexploded bombs and ruins before restoring the war-torn enclave. However, he provided few details, and his administration appeared to backtrack on Wednesday after facing widespread outrage from Palestinians, Arab governments, and global leaders.