Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. officials revoked visas already issued to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of next month's United Nations General Assembly, the State Department confirmed Friday.
The department is also denying outstanding visa requests to members of the PLO and PA for undermining efforts at achieving a cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.
Both directives are "in accordance with U.S. law," and come directly from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the department said.
"The Trump Administration has been clear: it is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments, and for undermining the prospects for peace," the State Department said in the statement.
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