UK warns 2-state solution in Palestine being destroyed by facts on ground

• Top diplomats at Global Alliance meet reject endless regional violence, slam Israel's 'unjustified' policies
• Obstruction of vital medical supplies in Gaza and children dying while awaiting care 'should shame us all'

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband warned Thursday that physical realities across the occupied Palestinian territory are dismantling prospects for a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians.

"The truth is that we can all mouth our belief in the two-state solution, but it is being destroyed by the facts on the ground," Miliband told diplomats at the ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution in New York, pointing to the E1 occupation tender issued in August.

Miliband added that the obstruction of vital medical supplies in the Gaza Strip and children dying while awaiting care "should shame us all," including Israeli officials responsible for allowing the blockade to continue.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi cautioned that failure to realize the two-state framework would leave only a single-state reality marked by "a horrible state of discrimination that cannot be accepted."

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty criticized the retreat in Israeli commitments, maintaining that "there is no partner for peace in Israel" and describing its political positions as "unjustified."

UN membership, self-determination, and accountability

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares rejected endless regional violence, asserting that admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN would establish decisive, irreversible progress toward stability.

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira emphasized that governance, security, and reconstruction "cannot become prerequisites for the Palestinian self-determination." Vieira warned against normalizing circumstances currently under examination by international tribunals for war crimes and genocide.

Irish Foreign Minister Helen McEntee condemned Israeli forces for "facilitating and joining" occupiers in assaults against Palestinian civilians, adding that Israel is subjecting the Palestinian Authority to an "existential" crisis through the deliberate withholding of clearance tax revenues.

Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza have killed 1,408 Palestinians and injured 4,916 since Oct. 11, 2025, according to Palestinian figures.

The overall death toll has since risen to 73,928, with 175,030 injured, according to the Palestine Health Ministry. Most of the casualties are children and women.

Israel has also destroyed 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, while the UN has estimated the cost of reconstruction at about $70 billion.