A new survey of 1,200 people in the US asked what they thought of US President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to “take over and own” Gaza and transform it from a “demolition site” into the “Riviera of the Middle East”, Al Jazeera reports.

The poll — conducted by the group Data for Progress — explained such a takeover would require forcibly resettling about 1.8 million Palestinians who live in Gaza into neighbouring countries.

About 64pc of respondents said they “oppose” Trump’s plan.

“A strong majority of voters are opposed to the US taking over Gaza and resettling the Palestinians who live there, and even more respondents reject the idea of the US sending troops to the Middle East to accomplish this plan,” Data for Progress said.