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The head of a coalition of aid groups told the UN that the US-backed Board of Peace, a body set up to help manage Gaza's reconstruction and governance, is failing and has instead helped entrench Israel's continued control over the territory. Athena Rayburn said the board's structure undermines genuine Palestinian self-governance and reconstruction efforts. Separately, the Board of Peace's own Gaza envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, criticized both Israeli strikes and actions by Hamas, warning that a collapse of last October's ceasefire would represent 'a point of no return' for the region. His remarks add an insider critique to mounting concerns about the effectiveness and fragility of the ceasefire and reconstruction mechanism.