Palestinian and Israel support for two-state solution fading, warns UN envoy

Palestinian and Israeli support for a two-state solution to the conflict is fading away, warned a key United Nations official on Thursday.

Briefing the U-N Security Council, the envoy for the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov said unilateral activities in the West Bank -- including settlement construction, so-called legalisation of outposts, demolitions and evictions -- must stop.

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The UN envoy also warned that fading prospects for a two-state solution pose a greater threat to the region.

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Palestine's ambassador Riyad Mansour called for a timeframe to end the Israeli occupation.

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Israel's Ambassador Ron Prosor defended Israel's actions, citing a recent Israeli report that blames Hamas for atrocities in Gaza.

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