Donald Trump claims to have been to Gaza despite no evidence of visit

Former president says territory where 41,000 people have been killed could be better than Monaco' if developed

Donald Trump's truthfulness as well as his knowledge of Middle East geography has come under fresh scrutiny after the former president claimed to have been to Gaza - although there is no evidence of him ever visiting the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Trump raised eyebrows after the Republican nominee in November's presidential election told Hugh Hewitt, a rightwing radio host, that he had been in the tiny coastal strip where more than 41,000 people have been killed and the majority of buildings badly damaged or destroyed in blistering Israeli military attacks responding to last year's 7 October attack by Hamas. The Hamas attack killed 1,200 about Israelis and took about 250 hostage.