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BBC Verify: Can Trump really take ownership of Gaza?

President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

BBC Verify's Nick Eardley examines international law to understand if the US has the authority to do so.

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