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Official leading Trump’s Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel for its attacks

Mladenov said Israeli strikes are still killing Palestinians and warned the ceasefire roadmap could collapse before Hamas disarmament begins.

  • On Wednesday, Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace high representative, criticized Israel's recent Gaza operations during a U.N. Security Council address, warning that if the roadmap fails, "the next war" is already on the horizon.
  • President Donald Trump's 20-point plan aims to establish a "credible pathway to a political horizon," though Mladenov met with Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner last week to address ongoing technical concerns.
  • Assessments indicate Hamas retains significant capabilities, including collecting up to $100 million in taxes on goods entering Gaza and adding about 12,000 recruits to replenish ranks depleted during the war.
  • During a Tuesday tour, Gen. Eyal Zamir stated the military will not ease its campaign before demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, asserting the IDF will not return to the status quo of October 6.
  • Mladenov emphasized a binary choice: a disarmed, rebuilt Gaza reconnected to the world, or a radicalized area left in rubble, warning the process risks total breakdown without political will.
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Israeli strikes are delaying the demilitarization of Hamas, says the head of the Peace Council, Nikolay Mladenov.

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The official in charge of the U.S. President's ceasefire plan, Donald Trump, for the Gaza Strip today criticized Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian territory, and warned that the alternative to the U.S. proposal is a new war. Nikolay Mladenov, high representative of the Peace Board created by Trump, insisted to the UN Security Council that the U.S. president's 20-point plan has not stalled and that "it has passed from the negotiating tabl…

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The Washington Post broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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