US Representatives support expanding the ban on Palestinian officials entering the United States. 422 members of the US House of Representatives voted in favor of passing the bill.
The project, presented by Republican Representative Tom McClintock, proposes banning Hamas members and others involved in the October 7 attack (the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood) The Hamas movement said in a statement, "We condemn" the House's approval of a draft law prohibiting the entry of Palestinians belonging to the PLO and Palestinian factions.