Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday backed a proposal by President Donald Trump to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and turn the war-ravaged coastal enclave into a luxury waterfront development—a plan that has drawn international condemnation and could further complicate fragile cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.

The United Nations, human rights groups and some scholars have condemned the idea of removing people from their homeland in the Gaza Strip.

President Donald Trump proposed a U.S. takeover of Gaza in remarks in early February while also suggesting a permanent displacement of Palestinians from the enclave. The plan was condemned globally, with Palestinians,