In an interview with Al Jazeera, Nicolay Mladenov says that a return to war would be \u2018devastating\u2019.<\/p>\n
The failure of both sides to adhere to the roadmap for peace \u201cthreatens a collapse of the ceasefire in Gaza\u201d, Nikolay Mladenov, the high representative for the Board of Peace, has warned in an interview with Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
There is \u201cno better alternative to the current plan\u201d, Mladenov said on Friday, adding that the \u201creturn to war would be devastating\u201d.<\/p>\n
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His warning was \u201cdirected at both the Palestinian and Israeli sides\u201d, he said, at a time when the besieged Strip is witnessing continued Israeli raids and attacks.<\/p>\n
Mladenov stressed that any retreat from the commitments of the roadmap will negatively affect overall security and humanitarian arrangements in Palestine, which may return the region to a spiral of violence with dire consequences.<\/p>\n
The Board of Peace has \u201cdetermined the mechanism for deploying the International Stabilization Force [ISF] and its deployment locations in the Gaza Strip,\u201d he said, noting that Morocco agreed to take part, though Turkiye will not participate after Israel vetoed Ankara\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n
He added that the force\u2019s \u201cadvance elements should arrive in the Gaza Strip soon\u201d.<\/p>\n
On reconstruction, Mladenov told Al Jazeera that the Board has received pledges worth $7bn, while crediting Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye with playing \u201can important role\u201d in advancing the agreement with Hamas.<\/p>\n