The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, despite starting the war in Gaza, is calling President Donald Trump's plan to rebuild it a "recipe for chaos."

Family members of the remaining Israeli hostages still in Gaza are concerned about the next phase of the deal with Hamas after President Trump's comments about reshaping the Middle East. CBS News' Robert Berger explains.

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said Tuesday that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable as the U.S. administration reiterated its call for Arab nations to temporarily relocate displaced Palestinians in the war-torn territory.

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about taking over the Gaza Strip are "ridiculous" and "absurd" and could destabilise the Middle East. "Trump's remarks about his desire to control Gaza are ridiculous and absurd,

The ideal of remaining on one’s land despite threats of expulsion is at the heart of the Palestinians’ struggle and self-identity, and was on vivid display last week when hundreds of thousands returned to northern Gaza despite its near-total destruction.

Experts say a proposal to move all Palestinians out of Gaza and remake it as a U.S. territory would be time-consuming, extraordinarily costly and probably a violation of international law.