WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department will impose visa bans against individuals involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the occupied West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday announcing a new visa restriction policy.
The restrictions will target those who have committed acts of violence or taken other actions that restrict civilians’ access to essential services and basic necessities and may also apply to those individuals’ family members, Blinken said.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Franklin Paul and David Gregorio)
