The United States extends visa sanctions denying entry to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly, the US State Department announces. The measure is part of US actions tied to access to the UN meeting in New York.

Reuters and RTE report that the State Department says it will extend the sanctions targeting PA and PLO figures before the UN General Assembly. Middle East Eye, citing an AFP report and a source familiar with the matter, adds that the US has already denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa for the UN General Assembly in New York next week.

Across the outlets, the central point is the same: the US announces an extension of visa restrictions for PA and PLO members around the UN General Assembly. Differences are mainly in additional detail, with Middle East Eye specifically mentioning the Abbas visa denial, while the other reports focus on the extension itself and the timing before the UN meeting.