Both Labour and the Conservatives declined to offer a ‘running commentary’ on the US leader’s remarks.

The UK Government’s view is that “Palestinians must be able to return to their homes and rebuild their shattered lives”, the Environment Secretary has said, after Donald Trump proposed the US could redevelop Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East”.

Steve Reed said the US President “deserves credit” for his role in securing the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but both he and the Conservatives declined to offer a “running commentary” on the US leader’s remarks.

Overnight, Mr Trump suggested that he does not “think people should be going back” to Gaza.

“You can’t live in Gaza right now,” he said. “I think we need another location. I think it should be a location that’s going to make people happy.”

He also said that the US would take ownership of the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” in which........

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