‘Point of no return’ if Israel-Hamas truce fails: US envoy to Gaza board

Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council that renewed fighting would leave no roadmap for a return

August 26, 2026 14:33

USA: The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace warned Wednesday of a “point of no return” if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire breaks down.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, earlier this month publicly rejected the latest part of a US plan aimed at ending the devastating Gaza war.