The UN says around two thirds of Gaza's two million people are living in tents or makeshift shelters

A senior official on US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has criticised Israel's continuing air strikes on Gaza, as well as the actions of the Palestinian armed group Hamas. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

UN Official Warns of Collapse and Humanitarian Crisis

Nickolay Mladenov cautioned that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be 'a point of no return' for the region.

He was speaking to the UN Security Council after Israel rejected the 15-point roadmap for Hamas's disarmament, which was announced

Hamas has agreed to give up its weapons in exchange for a phased Israeli troop withdrawal.

Israel Rejects Ceasefire Roadmap

But Israel has insisted that the group must fully disarm before any pullout.

At least 1,303 Palestinians, including 300 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the US-brokered ceasefire began,

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Mladenov cautioned that if the ceasefire was allowed to collapse, 'there will be no roadmap to return to, there will be no administration to deploy, and there will be nothing left of the ground to rebuild'.

'That would not be a setback. It would be a point of no return for everyone.'

"That would not be a setback.

It would be a point of no return for everyone."

The UN says around two thirds of Gaza's two million people are living in tents or makeshift shelters A senior official on US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has criticised Israel's continuing air strikes on Gaza, as well as the actions of the Palestinian armed group Hamas.

Nickolay Mladenov cautioned that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would be "a point of no return" for the region.

He was speaking to the UN Security Council after Israel rejected the 15-point roadmap for Hamas's disarmament, which was confirmed Hamas has concurred to give up its weapons in exchange for a phased Israeli troop withdrawal. But Israel has insisted that the group must fully disarm before any pullout.

At least 1,303 Palestinians, including 300 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since the US-brokered ceasefire began, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable The Israeli military says four of its soldiers have been killed in Palestinian attacks in Gaza over the same period.