Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz informed Oslo on Thursday that he was canceling the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian representatives operating out of the country’s embassy in Tel Aviv whose sole role was to represent the Scandinavian nation to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

The head of Norway’s legation was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Thursday and handed a diplomatic letter stating that “the Ministry hereby informs the Embassy that the State of Israel will no longer facilitate Norway’s representation to the Palestinian Authority.”

The diplomatic status in Israel of the Norwegian officials will be revoked seven days after the date of the letter. Their visas will be valid for another three months.