WASHINGTON - Miller has responded to leaked comments that Israeli PM Netanyahu made to legislators, in which he said that Israel will not allow the Palestinian Authority to return to Gaza.
“The president has been quite clear that we want to see the Palestinian Authority reuniting the West Bank and Gaza, making clear we don’t want to see any Israeli occupation, making clear we don’t want to see a reduction of Gazan territory,” he told reporters.
“So we have laid out the principles that the United States stands by, and we will continue to engage not just with the government of Israel, but with our other partners in the region about how to turn those principles into reality.”
US officials often highlight that they do not see eye-to-eye with Israel on all matters relating to the conflict. But critics say the Biden administration has not taken any meaningful action to hold its Israeli allies accountable for the civilian death toll during its military operations in Gaza.
The White House is seeking $14bn in additional funding for Israel despite growing concerns about Israeli abuses and the mounting death toll in Gaza.
