Nickolay Mladenov, a senior official linked to the US-backed “Board of Peace,” says renewed fighting in Gaza and rising violence in the occupied West Bank are making a two-state solution “practically impossible.” Speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, he warns that progress toward a ceasefire and follow-on steps depends on implementation of a plan tied to an October ceasefire.
Mladenov says that if Gaza does not shift toward carrying out the “comprehensive plan,” prospects for two states will deteriorate. The remarks frame the current situation as a turning point in which delays increase the likelihood that negotiations on statehood will fail.
Across the reporting provided, outlets present the same core message: Mladenov links the feasibility of a two-state outcome to near-term implementation of the October ceasefire framework and associated measures, while pointing to continued escalation in Gaza alongside violence in the West Bank as compounding obstacles.
