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Board of Peace Official Says Gaza and West Bank Escalation Makes Two-State Solution “Impossible”

From Dawn · () English

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  • Nickolay Mladenov said continued stagnation in Gaza and escalating violence in the West Bank were undermining the prospects for a two-state solution.
  • He said Israeli forces control more than half of Gaza while Hamas controls less than half, leaving no credible path toward a political resolution.
  • Mladenov spoke at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi while discussing implementation of an October 2025 ceasefire plan.

The two-state solution is becoming “practically impossible” as Gaza fails to move forward and violence rises in the West Bank, Nickolay Mladenov said in Abu Dhabi.

Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza within the US-backed Board of Peace, was speaking at the Hili Forum about the body’s task of implementing an October 2025 ceasefire plan. He warned that the situation in Gaza could close the remaining political route if the plan is not put into practice.

I would say that if Gaza continues the way it is now, or does not move into implementing the plan that we have under the comprehensive plan, the two-state solution will become practically impossible.

· Nickolay MladenovMladenov warned at the Hili Forum that a lack of progress in Gaza could make a two-state solution impossible.

“Because, with everything that is happening in the West Bank, and with more than 50 per cent of Gaza now under the control of the Israeli army and less than 50 per cent under the control of Hamas, there is no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict,” he said.

His remarks came alongside discussion of a roadmap agreed by Hamas on July 30. The roadmap said the decommissioning of weapons would be supervised by the International...

Because, with everything that is happening in the West Bank, and with more than 50 per cent of Gaza now under the control of the Israeli army and less than 50 per cent under the control of Hamas, there is no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict.

· Nickolay MladenovHe cited the situation in the West Bank and the division of control in Gaza as obstacles to a political resolution.
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