President [[Joe Biden]] hashad made numerous statements in favour of a two-state solution,<ref name="Wong-2023" /> as have Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]]<ref name="Wong-2023">{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Edward |date=2023-11-15 |title=Biden Says a 'Real' Palestinian State Must Come After War |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/world/middleeast/biden-palestinian-gaza-hamar-israel-war.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Defense Secretary [[Lloyd Austin]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magid |first=Jacob |date=2023-12-18 |title=US defense secretary: 'Ongoing instability and insecurity only play into Hamas's hands' |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-defense-secretary-ongoing-instability-and-insecurity-only-play-into-hands-of-hamas |access-date=2023-12-22}}</ref>