State Department Sanctions Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members

A Thursday statement said the move is in the ‘national security interests’ of the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images

The U.S. State Department on July 31 imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). This comes as U.S. officials arrived in Israel to hold further cease-fire talks.

“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,” a State Department spokesperson said in a July 31 statement.