"Following the Arab veto of the regionally toxic former British leader Tony Blair, Washington has deployed its Plan B, Nickolay Mladenov, as the push for phase two of the fragile ceasefire gains some momentum. The 53-year-old former Bulgarian foreign minister and defence minister is no longer just a nominee; he is arguably the most critical figure in the newly launched phase two of the ceasefire, which Israel has violated on a daily basis since October 10."
"His mandate is to oversee the transition from Hamas rule to a new technocratic administration led by Ali Shaath, a former Palestinian Authority (PA) deputy minister. For five years from 2015-2020, Mladenov served as the United Nations' top envoy to the region, earning a reputation as a firefighter who could talk to everyone. Now, he returns with a far more fraught and potentially explosive mission:"
Nickolay Mladenov has been appointed director-general of the United States-proposed Board of Peace to oversee Gaza's transition from Hamas rule to a technocratic administration led by Ali Shaath. He served as the UN's top envoy from 2015–2020 and retains communication lines with multiple Palestinian factions, Washington, and Israel. The US deployment follows an Arab veto of Tony Blair and frames Mladenov as Plan B for phase two of a fragile ceasefire. His mandate includes disarming unauthorized personnel—a euphemism for dismantling Hamas's military capacity—while confronting daily ceasefire violations and the humanitarian devastation across Gaza.
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