<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian government officials in an Occupied Palestinian Territory have been directed to immediately leave with their families, days after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-revokes-visas-of-australias-representatives-to-the-palestinian-territory/a0d6f33b-c671-40a1-8313-ab7accc21b8b" rel="" target="_blank" title="Israel revoked visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority."><span>Israel revoked visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Government operations in Ramallah, a city in the West Bank which serves as Palestine's administrative capital, have been suspended.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our ability to provide consular assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is extremely limited," a statement from Smartraveller reads.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nato-fighter-jets-scrambled-over-russian-drones-near-romania/56c1f30b-a17d-4fba-9cf8-cc2408c667e5" target="_blank"><strong><span>NATO warplanes scrambled amid Russian drone attacks on Ukraine</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australians in need of consular assistance should contact the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv or Australian Embassy in Jordan."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israel earlier this week kicked out Australia's representatives to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, accusing Australia of fuelling antisemitism in a move labelled "unjustified" by Foreign Minister Penny Wong.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced the revocation of the diplomats' visas on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/smartraveller-advice-west-bank-australian-officials-in-ramallah-directed-to-leave/836a93e4-7e0e-4046-9d11-6ca3ff6ac0a4" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sa'ar blamed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's announcement he would </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-recognises-palestinian-state-prime-minister-anthony-albanese/fa5242e7-fd99-43f1-9f63-a32000a7e922"><span>recognise a Palestinian state</span></a><span> and the decision to block a far-right Israeli politician from entering the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sa'ar said Israel would also "carefully examine" any new visa applications from Australian officials.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cyber-attack-what-happens-if-my-details-are-stolen-dark-web/3f76ece5-f348-48cb-82ba-347a8b43c63b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Your personal data could be on the dark web waiting for the highest bidder</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian Representative Office in Ramallah was established in 2000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The office "facilitates Australia's relationships in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and enhances Australia's support for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process", according to its website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It also oversees the implementation of Australia's substantial development assistance program in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://9news.com.au/" rel="" target="_blank" title="9news.com.au"><span>9news.com.au</span></a><span> has contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our 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