The United States will impose sanctions on several members of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization, the State Department said on Thursday.
The State Department announced it had reported to Congress that neither the PLO nor the PA complied with their commitments under the PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 and the Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2002.
The offenses listed included “taking actions to internationalize its conflict with Israel” through the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice, as well as supporting and glorifying violence, particularly in textbooks, and the pay-to-slay program.
The move prevents those targeted from receiving visas to travel to the United States, the statement said. "It is in our national security interests to impose consequences and hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments and undermining the prospects for peace."
The State Department did not confirm which individuals would be sanctioned.
US sanctions Iranian-linked individuals, Francesca Albanese
The US Treasury Department recently announced new sanctions on over 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and vessels on Wednesday, in a sign that the Trump administration is doubling down on its "maximum pressure" campaign after bombing Tehran's key nuclear sites in June.
Additionally, the US previously sanctioned Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, over her efforts to have the International Criminal Court take action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives.
“Albanese’s campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel will no longer be tolerated,” Rubio said Wednesday in a post on X/Twitter.