The U.S. imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday, accusing them of undermining peace efforts with Israel even as other Western powers moved toward recognition of Palestinian statehood.

A British Sikh man, aged 30, was stabbed to death on 23 July in east London in an attack involving people known to each other, said UK police. Gurmuk Singh, also known as Gary, died last week and was formally named by Metropolitan Police on Thursday.

The travel ban on Palestinian officials may be meant as a more limited broadside than a full range of financial sanctions. It is already a complex and lengthy process for PA and PLO officials to obtain visas to travel to the US, requiring special exemptions which are rarely given.