They had been trapped in the West Bank by an Israeli policy that treats even U.S.-born citizens as "Palestinians" if their parents once lived in the Occupied Territories. According to family members, Israeli officials forced them to obtain Palestinian "passports" (with Israeli-issued passport numbers) before leaving the West Bank to Jordan.

The mother of the Muslim family says she and her children were visiting the West Bank during the summer break. When they attempted to return through Tel Aviv airport on their scheduled flight, Israeli authorities denied travel to seven young family members. The mother was allegedly told that, despite her children's U.S. citizenship, they could not travel through the Israeli airport because they are of Palestinian heritage.

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