President Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his proposal for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip and announced that the U.S. will take over the tiny territory in a joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The press conference culminated after a day of remarks by Trump on the future of Gaza, which saw an unprecedented overhaul of U.S. foreign policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Trump also spoke from the Oval Office while signing executive orders and then alongside Netanyahu during a White House visit.

Here are 5 takeaways from his remarks and joint press conference.

Trump on Gaza: 'Level it out'

Among Trump’s most exceptional remarks is his proposal for a U.S. takeover in Gaza, pitching that ownership would bring stability to the Middle East, and for Palestinians to move out of the Gaza Strip, possibly into Egypt and Jordan despite those countries rejecting the deal.

“The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job —whether we'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,” Trump said.

“Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area, do a real job, do something different,” he said.

Trump did not respond when questioned on what authority would allow the U.S. to take over Gaza, but he........

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