Hebrew Public Radio said that, starting today (Monday), Israel allowed Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who hold American citizenship to enter its territory and travel through its airports, as part of Israel’s preparations to join the visa exemption program for the United States of America.

The radio indicated that, as of today, Israel has allowed residents of the Gaza Strip who hold American citizenship and do not pose a security threat to enter its territory with B2 tourist visas and travel through its airports.

The radio added that this step comes within the framework of the experimental plan undertaken by Israel in response to the demands made by the United States of America to accept Israel into the visa exemption program.

On July 20, Israel began facilitating the entry and exit of Palestinians who hold American citizenship from the West Bank to its territory and travel across its borders and airports abroad, as part of the conditions for joining the American visa exemption program.

The trial period for Israel's compliance with American conditions ends on September 30.
According to the radio, the number of Palestinians who hold American citizenship in the Gaza Strip is estimated at more than 500 people.

The radio said that during the trial period, Palestinians who hold American citizenship in the Gaza Strip, which is under the control of the Hamas movement, will be allowed to leave via buses to Jordan and then abroad, after they had been excluded from the trial period, before Israel returns and includes them in the trial due to American pressure.

According to the radio, Israel will allow Palestinian Americans living abroad to visit their first-degree relatives in Gaza once a year for a maximum of 90 days.

In addition, the radio said that 15 members of the US Senate sent a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in which they informed him that Israel would not be able to meet the US conditions regarding the visa exemption program.

The senators pointed out that Israel subjects Palestinians who hold American citizenship to two stages of security scrutiny, which it does not follow with the rest of the travelers through its airports. It also does not allow an American citizen who lives in the Palestinian territories to enter its territory by car or even rent a car upon his arrival at the airport. Ben Gurion International Airport outside the coastal city of Tel Aviv in central Israel.