Some Senate Republicans expressed cautious interest in President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. to “take over” Gaza — at least as a negotiating gambit — after an initial wave of confusion and opposition. But other Republicans remained stridently opposed to the proposal and most opposed Trump’s calls for U.S. military intervention.

At a press conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump suggested that Palestinians should be forcibly moved out of the Gaza Strip and develop it as a tourist destination.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal that the U.S. take over the war-torn Gaza Strip prompted confusion and skepticism from some of his fellow Republicans on Wednesday, while others backed his "bold,