U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, which has drawn global condemnation, will threaten a fragile ceasefire in the enclave and fuel regional instability, senior Arab officials said on Wednesday.

Top Trump administration officials on Wednesday walked back elements of President Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and drive out the Palestinian population, insisting that he had not committed to using U.S. troops to clear the territory and that any relocation of Palestinians would be temporary.

President Trump's proposal on the Gaza Strip could negatively affect U.S. allies in the Middle East. Natasha Hall, a senior fellow for the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Middle East Program,