US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on December 16, 2025, expanding the list of countries whose citizens are prohibited from entering the United States to include holders of Palestinian Authority passports, according to Amichai Stein of Israel's Channel 14 political channel, as reported over the past hour during the 8:16 PM to 9:16 PM UTC window. The order bars Palestinian Authority passport holders from US entry, adding them to the existing travel restrictions, Stein stated in a Telegram and WhatsApp update from the political channel. No further details on the effective date, scope, or rationale for the expansion were provided in the report shared within this one-hour period.
