Draft ideas will be discussed at a meeting in Riyadh this month. Proposals may involve a Gulf-led reconstruction fund and a deal to sideline Hamas.

Norman Roule, formerly a national intelligence manager for Iran, outlined his perspective following President Trump’s recent proposal about the U.S. “ owning Gaza .” During an appearance on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” the Middle East expert said he believes there are “positive” elements to Trump’s idea.

President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and expel its residents was received in an Israel exhausted by conflict and lacking a “day after” plan of its own.