Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 3, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP
The U.S. State Department halted all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza, amid a review into what the department said was a “small number” of recently-issued temporary medical-humanitarian visas.
“All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,” the State Department said in a statement it shared on X on Aug. 16.
