Taking over the enclave, forcing Palestinians to leave and preventing them from returning would be clear violations of international law, experts say.

U.S. president claims no American soldiers will be needed for “one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth.”

Trump's remarks are the latest reiteration of his call last week for a U.S. takeover of the Palestinian enclave, relocation of the people who live there to other countries, and turning the war-torn region into the "Riviera of the Middle East.