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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly, State Department says

• Aug 29, 2025, 6:59 PM
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organisation officials ahead of next month’s annual meeting of the UN General Assembly, where the groups previously have been represented.

The State Department said in a statement on Friday that Rubio also had ordered some new visa applications from Palestinian officials be denied.

The move is the latest in a series of steps the Trump administration has taken to target Palestinians with visa restrictions and comes on the same day as the Israeli military declared Gaza City a combat zone.

The State Department also suspended a programme that had allowed injured Palestinian children from Gaza to come to the US for medical treatment after a social media outcry by some conservatives.

The State Department didn’t specify how many visas had been revoked or how many applications had been denied. The department did not immediately respond to a request for more specifics.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in Washington while Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on, 26 August, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in Washington while Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on, 26 August, 2025 AP Photo

It wasn't immediately clear if Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be affected.

The agency's statement did say that representatives assigned to the Palestinian Authority mission at the United Nations would be granted waivers under the US host country agreement with the UN so they can continue their New York-based operations.

"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 statement said.

"Before the PLO and PA can be considered partners for peace, they must consistently repudiate terrorism — including the October 7 massacre — and end incitement to terrorism in education, as required by U.S. law and as promised by the PLO."

The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, told reporters on Friday that he had just learned of Rubio's decision and was assessing its impact.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 26 September, 2024
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 26 September, 2024 AP Photo

"We will see exactly what it means and how it applies to any of our delegation, and we will respond accordingly," he said.

Mansour said Abbas was leading the delegation to next month's UN meetings and was expected to address the General Assembly, as he has done for many years.

He also was expected to attend a high-level meeting co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia on 22 September about a two-state solution, which calls for Israel living side-by-side with an independent Palestine.

At the UN, 147 of the organisation’s 193 member states recognise Palestine as a country and at the General Assembly it has had the status of non-member observer state since 2012.


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