President Trump’s proposal to “own” Gaza and transfer its population elsewhere has stirred condemnation and sarcasm, but it is an opening bid and could disrupt a tired diplomatic paradigm.

In a rare move of disunity with the United States, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia released a statement in response to Trump's stated plan to take over the Gaza Strip by proclaiming it would not recognize Israel without the recognition of a separate Palestinian state,

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reiterated that it will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without the creation of an independent Palestinian state.