The Biden administration is “deeply troubled” by the Israeli parliament’s vote to sharply curtail the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, State Department spokesperson Matt said Tuesday. Miller.

“This could end UNRWA operations in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. This poses risks to millions of Palestinians who rely on UNRWA for essential services, including health care and elementary and secondary education,” Miller said.

“Particularly in Gaza, they currently play a role that, at least today, cannot be fulfilled by anyone else. They are a key partner in providing food, water and other humanitarian assistance to civilians from Gaza, who would have no one else to support him if UNRWA were to disappear,” Miller said.

Miller said the United States had “clearly expressed its opposition to this bill” to Israeli authorities and said implementation of this legislation could have “consequences under U.S. law and policy.” .

“We will be discussing with the Israeli government in the coming days how it plans to implement this law. We will monitor and see if there are any legal challenges to the law, and if these legal challenges have any impact,” he added. and then we will make our decisions after looking at all of those facts,” Miller said.

-Shannon K. Kingston of ABC News