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US Envoy Warns UN Gaza May Split Without Ceasefire

5/22/2026

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Nickolay Mladenov, Peace envoy for President Donald Trump, warned UN Security Council that without a ceasefire Gaza could become divided.
He said the cease-fire stalled because Hamas refuses to hand over weapons.
He noted that Israeli forces control 60 % of the 365-square-kilometre enclave, violating the ceasefire, and that aid groups say supplies stay constrained.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem accused Mladenov of justifying escalation and tightening Gaza’s siege.

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Nickolay Mladenov, Peace envoy for President Donald Trump, warned UN Security Council that without a ceasefire Gaza could become divided.
He said the cease-fire stalled because Hamas refuses to hand over weapons.
He noted that Israeli forces control 60 % of the 365-square-kilometre enclave, violating the ceasefire, and that aid groups say supplies stay constrained.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem accused Mladenov of justifying escalation and tightening Gaza’s siege.