India, Aug. 29 -- The United States is denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting, the US state department said Friday.

".It is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments, and for undermining the prospects for peace," the US state department said in a statement.

Following the move, the Palestinians' ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour told reporters that they were checking what the US state department decision means "and how it applies to any of our delegation", adding that they would respond accordingly, Reuters reported.

The officials, whose visas we...