Board of Peace's Mladenov says Gaza, West Bank escalation makes two-state solution 'impossible'

On Monday in Abu Dhabi, a senior official from the US-backed Board of Peace, Mladenov, stated that the ongoing escalation in Gaza and the West Bank has rendered a two-state solution to the conflict impossible. Mladenov cited the current lack of progress in Gaza and the rising violence in the West Bank as the primary factors undermining the feasibility of a political resolution.

The official's assessment highlights the growing concern regarding the viability of a two-state framework. According to the provided reports, the situation is further complicated by Israeli settler incursions in the West Bank and the Israeli military's control over more than half of the Gaza Strip, which experts suggest has eliminated a credible path toward a diplomatic settlement.