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US to deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials

Demonstrators lift placards and chant slogans during an anti-government protest in Tel Aviv on July 31, 2025, calling for a stop to the war in Gaza. [AFP]

The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, as US allies move to recognize Palestinian statehood.

The sanctions come after several states, including France and Canada, announced they would recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, infuriating Israel and the United States.

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