Suspend Gazan Visa, America Fears Of Being Infiltrated By Hamas

ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Janne Simoes

JAKARTA - United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the decision to suspend the granting of visit visas for Palestinians in Gaza for treatment to the US regarding the overall evaluation of the system.

Rubio claims a number of organizations involved in filing US visas for Gazans have "strong bonds" with Hamas.

"We will review the granting of visas not only for children but also for those who accompany them," Rubio told CBS as reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, August 18.

He said there were a number of parties in the US Congress who questioned the program for granting visas to Palestinians along with humanitarian organizations that helped the process of applying for visas.

"We will not partner with groups that are in good relations with Hamas," he said.

The US Foreign Minister said that only a small part of the visa was given to children. According to him, evaluation is also carried out on the mechanism for granting visas for adult companions who arrive with the children.

Last weekend, the US State Department announced the suspension of all visit visa applications processes for Gazans to evaluate the recent granting of medical and humanitarian visas.

The suspension of the visa was in the midst of Israeli aggression against Gaza, which has not stopped since October 2023, killing nearly 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza and resulting in widespread destruction and severe hunger disaster.

In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Israeli authority leader Benjamin Netanyahu and former Zionist defense official Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces allegations of genocide in the International Court of Justice against their aggression in the region.