Israel-Hamas truce failure ‘point of no return’, envoy warns - Al Jazeera
A UN envoy has warned that the failure of the current Gaza ceasefire process would represent a 'point of no return' for the region. The warning follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of a US-backed peace plan that includes the decommissioning of Hamas weapons.
Why it matters
The collapse of peace negotiations threatens to escalate the conflict, potentially ending any remaining infrastructure for humanitarian aid or future reconstruction.
Hamas has pledged to hand over its weapons as part of the US plan for Gaza, which Israeli PM Netanyahu has rejected.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Palestinians walk past a food aid warehouse destroyed in an Israeli air strike that targeted a nearby house in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza on August 26, 2026 [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP] By Mariamne Everett and AFP Published On 26 Aug 2026 26 Aug 2026 The failure of the Gaza ceasefire process would be a “point of no return”, the lead official for the enclave on United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has warned.
Nickolay Mladenov, the board’s high representative for Gaza, made the remark on Wednesday in a statement to the United Nations Security Council.
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