Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the State Department suspended visitor visas for people from Gaza because it received “evidence” that some organizations facilitating the visas to the US “have strong links to terrorist groups like Hamas,

The U.S. State Department has announced that it's suspending the issuance of all visitor visas for people from the war-torn Gaza Strip, including children in need of urgent medical care.

The U.S. halts visitor visas for Gaza residents, blocking even life-saving medical travel for children, amid political pressure and a review of humanitarian visa procedures.