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Mladenov: Gaza deadlock and West Bank escalation are making two-state solution ‘impossible’

From Times of Israel · () English

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  • Mladenov said the Gaza stalemate and rising tensions in the West Bank are making a two-state solution impossible.
  • He said a credible political path requires progress on Hamas disarmament and an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.

The deadlock in Gaza and escalating tensions in the West Bank are making a two-state solution “impossible,” according to Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative.

Mladenov said there is “no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict” unless Gaza moves toward Hamas disarmament and the Israel Defense Forces withdraws from the Strip.

No credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict

· MladenovHe said such a pathway cannot emerge without progress on Hamas disarmament and an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.
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