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US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members

US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members
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The US State Department has extended sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority officials and Palestine Liberation Organization members ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly session. The move includes denying Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the assembly in New York next week.

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US extends visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials, PLO members

17 September 2026 05:44 BST

The US State Department announced it would extend sanctions denying visas to Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly.

According to AFP citing a source familiar with the matter, the US has already denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week.

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