Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Despite global criticism of his earlier statement, including from US allies, President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States is committed to buying and owning the Gaza Strip.

This is coming a week after he initially proposed to take over the densely populated territory on the eastern Mediterranean coast.

His stance on Gaza has been condemned by most world leaders and institutions including the EU, UN and Arab countries. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the proposal was tantamount to "ethnic cleansing," which is a crime in international law.

PREMIUM TIMES reported the statement by the Saudi government rejecting Mr Trump's proposal and insisting it would not normalise relations with Israel ...