The US State Department reiterated its emphasis on the "two states for two peoples solution" as the only solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Matthew Miller, said in response to a question regarding the statements of the Israeli ambassador in London to “Sky News” that there will not be a Palestinian state in any form and that Israel will never allow the establishment of another state between the Jordan River and the sea.” In what appears to be a public challenge to the policies of American presidents (40 years ago), Miller said, “We have seen a number of different statements from different officials within the Israeli government regarding the two states. We will continue to clarify what our policy is and what we believe is the appropriate policy moving forward. “I say this as an appropriate policy not only in the interest of the Palestinian people, but in the interest of the Israeli people, and in the interest of Israel’s long-term stability and security.”

Miller said, "The October 7 attacks should be a wake-up call to everyone that the status quo that has existed for several years is not in Israel's interest, and that there must be a solution moving forward that meets the legitimate aspirations of Israel and the Palestinian people while providing security for the Israeli people." "We believe that the best way to achieve that is to establish an independent Palestinian state. We have made that very clear. We are making that clear privately, we are making that clear publicly, and this is something that we will continue to work with the Israeli government on."

Regarding Washington’s continued full support for Israel, militarily, politically, and financially, despite its challenge to the United States, and whether that represents a major contradiction between words and deeds, Miller said, “So, I do not think you can draw this conclusion at this stage. We support Israel in its campaign to ensure that the October 7 attacks are not repeated. But that does not mean that we do not have disagreements with them along the way. We are a sovereign state, and Israel is a sovereign state. We do not agree on everything.”

Miller added, "One of the things you heard President (US Joe Biden) say is that we have a long-standing relationship with Israel in that we are close friends. And as close friends, we can have very frank, frank and sometimes very difficult conversations. And we will continue to do so on this topic, and I Sure on many other topics.”

During the past few days, US President Joe Biden directed a torrent of criticism at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which was met with responses from Netanyahu and his allies in the right-wing movement in Israel, stressing that they would not back down from their goals of eliminating Hamas, and that they refused to re-present the “two-state solution” scenario. Or what Netanyahu described as the “Oslo mistake.”

From day one, Washington has supported the devastating bombing campaign launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip since October 7, followed by a ground attack, in response to an unprecedented attack by Hamas on Israel, which resulted in the killing of 1,200 Israelis, of whom Israel says 311 soldiers, and the rest are civilians.

The Israeli attacks on Gaza resulted in the deaths of approximately 18,800 people, 70 percent of whom were women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The high number of civilian deaths has prompted Washington to change its tone slightly in recent days, with many officials stressing the need to reduce the burden of the war on Palestinian civilians.

Statements from American and Israeli officials appear from afar as if they were disagreements over the vision of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, while experts believe that any disagreements or positions do not mean Washington abandoning Israel or stopping support for it in any way.

US President Biden said on Thursday that he wants Israel to focus on saving civilian lives, when asked whether he wants Israel to reduce the scope of its attack on Gaza by the end of this year.

Biden said in response to a question from a journalist: “I want them to focus on how to save civilian lives, not to stop pursuing Hamas, but to be more careful.”

In his recent statements, the US President reiterated his criticism of the collateral damage resulting from the Israeli military attack on Gaza, which resulted in the death of more than 18,000 Gazans, caused the displacement of the population, and an unprecedented deterioration on the humanitarian front.