By Ateeq Shariff

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf ended mixed on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump's latest announcements continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

Trump said this week the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere, actions that could impact decades of U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

His proposal sent diplomatic shockwaves around the region and globe. However, Israel's government welcomed it, and its defence minister on Thursday ordered the army to prepare a plan for the "voluntary departure" of Gaza residents.

Saudi Arabia's benchmark index .TASI added 0.2%, helped by a 4.1% rise in Saudi Arabian Mining Company 1211.SE.

Dubai's main share index .DFMGI gained 0.5%, helped by a 0.7% rise in blue-chip developer Emaar Properties EMAR.DU and a 3.3% increase in Parkin Company PARKIN.DU.

The United Arab Emirates' foreign trade touched 3 trillion dirhams ($816.86 billion) for the first time by the end of 2024, Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said in a post on X on Wednesday.

In Abu Dhabi, the index .FTFADGI eased 0.2%, hit by a 1.5% fall in biggest lender First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB.AD.

The bank reported net profit of 4.2 billion dirhams in the fourth quarter, up 4% on the year. However, this was a sharp decline from the third quarter, when profits rose 46%.

The Qatari index .QSI fell 0.4%, hit by a 0.9% fall in Qatar National Bank QNBK.QA and a 2.4% decline in Qatar Electricity and Water Company QEWC.QA.

Outside the Gulf, Egypt's blue-chip index .EGX30 gained 0.9%, with tobacco monopoly Eastern Company EAST.CA advancing 6.6%.

($1 = 3.6726 UAE dirham)

(Reporting by Ateeq Shariff in BengaluruEditing by Bernadette Baum)

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