Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon voiced his support for President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take control over Gaza. Danon said, though, that any relocation of Palestinians should be voluntary.

“I think we all agree that it should require the consent — consent of people to move out from where they live, and the consent for other countries to receive them,” Danon said Wednesday during an interview, reports Politico.

Trump’s proposal came during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where he said the US would “take over the Gaza Strip” and oversee its reconstruction. Speaking in the East Room alongside Netanyahu, Trump stated: "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too. We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out. Create an economic development that will supply unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for the people of the area."

"If Hamas will stay there, it’s only a matter of time that we will have to attack Gaza again," Danon stated.