The US State Department unveiled on Saturday that it has suspended the issuance of all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza, pending a “comprehensive review” of procedures for granting temporary medical visas to Gaza residents, according to Reuters.
“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 department wrote in a statement posted to X.
Suspending Visitor Visas
Notably, Conservative firebrand Laura Loomer said that the announcement came “following the release of my reports yesterday exposing flights of GAZANS arriving at airports all across the US.”
On Friday, Loomer posted several claims alleging that Gazans were being flown to the US with the help of HEAL Palestine, a humanitarian group that evacuates and provides medical care for Injured Gazans —especially children —wounded by Israel’s ongoing aggression on Gaza.
The organization has announced the successful evacuation of 148 total Gazans, including 63 injured children, bringing them to the US for medical care.
Through a vast array of posts, Loomer criticized the program, demanding that “the Trump administration needs to shut this abomination down ASAP before a family member of one of these GAZANS goes rogue and kills Americans for HAMAS.”
In a response, several pro-Israel Republicans have strongly supported these claims.
“Deeply concerned about the incoming flights – including to Texas – allegedly filled with folks from Gaza as reported by @LauraLoomer. Inquiring,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) wrote on Friday.
Following the State Department’s announcement, Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) credited activist Laura Loomer for influencing the decision, writing on X that “massive credit needs to be given to @LauraLoomer for uncovering this and making me and other officials aware.”
Gaza War
Currently, Israel is facing regional and international pressure to put an end to its war in the Palestinian enclave and allow the delivery of more aid.
At the same time, the Israeli government has been facing harsh criticism from countries, nations, and individuals who considered the war as a genocide or ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Since the beginning of Hamas-Israel War, the Israeli strikes have killed more than 61,499 Palestinians and wounded over 152,800, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Dozens of Gazans including children have lost their souls due to malnutrition throughout the war that caused unthinkable humanitarian conditions.
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