Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump shared a video on social media that quickly went viral.

Made with generative artificial intelligence, it featured Trump's apparent vision for the future of the Gaza Strip . This includes a huge golden Trump statue, Elon Musk and Palestinian children throwing dollar bills into the air and Trump himself lounging bare chested, at a beach resort, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side. An accompanying soundtrack contains the lyrics, "No more tunnels, no more fear, Trump Gaza is finally here."

The video comes on the heels of Trump's suggestions that the US should take over the coastal enclave and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East." The Trump plan includes relocating around 2 million Palestinians to other countries, most likely to Egypt and Jordan. The idea caused international anger and the UN stated that any such step could be considered ethnic cleansing.

The AI-created clip caused outrage, not just because it ignores Palestinian suffering, but because it recalls Trump's "Riviera" plan again at a time when more realistic alternatives are being sought.

After over a year of conflict, more than 60% of Gaza's buildings have been destroyed during an Israeli military operation launched in retaliation for an attack by the........

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