Pakistan, Feb. 11 -- Donald Trump said in an interview excerpt released Monday that Palestinians would be denied the right to return to Gaza under his proposal for a U.S. takeover of the territory.

"We'll build safe communities a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is. In the meantime, I would own this. Think of it as a real estate development for the future, it would be a beautiful piece of land," Trump said during an interview with Fox News.

Asked directly by the interviewer if Palestinians would "have the right to return," Trump said flatly, "No, they wouldn't, because they're going to have much better housing."

"In other words, I'm talking about building a permanent place for them, because if they have to ...