The Take: Trump wants the US to take over Gaza. What does that mean?

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his plan to transform the Gaza Strip into a "new Riviera." Where did this idea originate? And how feasible is it really?

This episode features Sharif Abdel Kouddous ([@sharifkouddous](https://x.com/sharifkouddous?lang=en)), a journalist and editor at Drop Site News.

This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Amy Walters, with participation from Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Khaled Soltan, Melanie Marich, Hagir Saleh, Hanah Shokeir, and host Kevin Hirten. Noor Wazwaz served as editor. The sound designer is Alex Roldan, and the video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the executive producer of The Take, and Ney Alvarez is the Head of Audio at Al Jazeera.

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Source: Al Jazeera