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President Donald Trump's proposal that the United States 鈥渢ake over鈥� the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike.Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements for Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip, and for the U.S. to take 鈥渙wnership鈥� in redeveloping the war-torn territory into 鈥渢he Riviera of the Middle East.鈥濃€淭he U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,鈥� Trump said. 鈥淲e'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site, level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings, level it out, create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs.鈥漈he comments came amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, during which the militant group has been turning over hostages in exchange for the release of prisoners held by Israel.Egypt, Jordan and other American allies in the Middle East have already rejected the idea of relocating more than 2 million Palestinians from Gaza elsewhere in the region. Following Trump's remarks, Egypt's Foreign Ministry issued a statement stressing the need for rebuilding 鈥渨ithout moving the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.鈥漇audi Arabia, an important American ally, weighed in quickly on Trump's expanded idea to take over the Gaza Strip in a sharply worded statement, noting that its long call for an independent Palestinian state was a 鈥渇irm, steadfast and unwavering position.鈥濃€淭he kingdom of Saudi Arabia also stresses what it had previously announced regarding its absolute rejection of infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, whether through Israeli settlement policies, annexation of Palestinian lands or efforts to displace the Palestinian people from their land,鈥� the statement said.Similarly, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Canberra, Australia, that his country has long supported a two-state solution in the Middle East and that nothing had changed.鈥淎ustralia's position is the same as it was this morning, as it was last year, as it was 10 years ago,鈥� he said.Trump has already made waves 鈥� and upset longtime allies 鈥� suggesting the purchase of Greenland, the annexation of Canada and the possible takeover of the Panama Canal. It was not immediately clear whether the idea of taking over the Gaza Strip was a well thought out plan, or an opening gambit in negotiations.Albanese, whose country is one of the strongest American allies in the Asia-Pacific region, seemed frustrated to even be asked about the Gaza plan, underscoring that his policies "will be consistent."鈥淚'm not going to, as Australia's prime minister, give a daily commentary on statements by the U.S. president,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y job is to support Australia's position.鈥漀ew Zealand's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that its 鈥渓ong-standing support for a two-state solution is on the record鈥� and added that it, too, 鈥渨on't be commenting on every proposal that is put forward.鈥滳hinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian also underscored Beijing's longstanding support for a two-state solution.鈥淲e oppose the forced relocation of people in Gaza and hope that the relevant parties will take the ceasefire and post-war governance in Gaza as an opportunity to push the Palestinian issue back on the right track,鈥� he said.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told state-run Anadolu Agency that Trump's proposal on "deportations from Gaza is not something that either the region or we would accept.鈥濃€淓ven thinking about it, in my opinion, is wrong and absurd,鈥� Fidan said.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for the United Nations to 鈥減rotect the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights,鈥� saying that what Trump wanted to do would be 鈥渁 serious violation of international law.鈥滺amas, which sparked the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, said Trump's proposal was a 鈥渞ecipe for creating chaos and tension in the region."鈥淚nstead of holding the Zionist occupation accountable for the crime of genocide and displacement, it is being rewarded, not punished,鈥� the militant group said in a statement.In its attack on Israel, Hamas killed some 1,200 people, primarily civilians, and took about 250 hostages.Israel's ensuing air and ground war has killed over 47,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to local health authorities who do not say how many of the dead were fighters. The war has left large parts of several cities in ruins and displaced around 90% of Gaza鈥檚 population of 2.3 million people.In the U.S., opposition politicians quickly rejected Trump's idea, with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons calling his comments "offensive and insane and dangerous and foolish.鈥漈he idea 鈥渞isks the rest of the world thinking that we are an unbalanced and unreliable partner because our president makes insane proposals,鈥� Coons said, noting the irony of the proposal coming shortly after Trump had moved to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.鈥淲hy on earth would we abandon decades of well-established humanitarian programs around the world, and now launch into one of the world鈥檚 greatest humanitarian challenges?鈥� Coons said.Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian American member of Congress from Michigan, accused Trump in a social media post of 鈥渙penly calling for ethnic cleansing鈥� with the idea of resettling Gaza's entire population.___Rising reported from Bangkok. Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington, Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, Simina Mistreanu in Taipei, Taiwan, Josef Federman in Jerusalem, Samy Magdy in Cairo and Charlotte McLay in Wellington, New Zealand, contributed to this report.