Trump’s plans for the future of Gaza were further shrouded in confusion on Wednesday when he told reporters that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians” from the enclave – an apparent climbdown from his previous proclamations that its population should be relocated.

CHANDLER, Ariz.—A half-dozen friends gathered at a hookah bar just outside of Phoenix for their regular hangout, when they came around to a topic that had animated them during the presidential election: what the future of Gaza would look like under President Trump.

Arab League states approved an Egyptian proposal for a phased reconstruction plan that would keep Palestinians in Gaza while excluding Hamas from governing.

Trying to counter President Trump’s call to “clean out” Gaza, Arab leaders have begun to outline their own vision for Palestinians in the territory.

"Gaza 2030" was put forward by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and approved at an emergency summit of the Arab League in Cairo on Tuesday, with the group's secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit announcing: "The Egypt plan is now an Arab plan."

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Along with Arab nations backing an alternative to Trump's "Riviera of the Mideast" proposal, Hamas also cautiously welcomed his sharp change in rhetoric.

President Trump appears to be softening his stance on Gaza. I guess this was inevitable. The president received an awkward reminder, right to his face. Dad, 42, felt pain when he ate, which turned into back pain.

President Donald Trump muddied the waters on his plans for Gaza on Wednesday when he seemed to abandon his plans to move residents out of the region. During an Oval Office press conference with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin,