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France got Palestinian elections, got Abbas’s son instead - opinion

France was conned, and the question is whether Washington allows the same performance to repeat on its own diplomatic investments.

|ByAMINE AYOUB
Yasser Abbas, member of the Fatah Central Committee, attends the announcement of results of the 8th General Conference of Fatah during a press conference in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 18, 2026.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

Palestinian Authority to hold presidential elections in 2027, Mahmoud Abbas says

The report also mentioned that Abbas is expected to issue a decree calling for elections to the PA's legislative council, which are scheduled for November 2026.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Fatah Secretary-General Jibril Rajoub

Fatah official rejects Gaza technocratic committee, contradicts official PA stance

"The Gaza committee is an Israeli recipe for reinforcing Palestinian division," Rajoub said. "We should never have agreed to or accepted the committee under any circumstances."

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement carry their weapons during a military parade, in Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank, on November 4, 2022.

Fatah skips Cairo talks as Hamas delays Gaza disarmament

France 24’s Arabic service noted that many believe Fatah’s stretches of absence were due to the Democratic Reform Bloc’s participation.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Katz orders continued IDF operations in Gaza, regardless of negotiations

Following the statements, Fatah spokesperson Munther al-Hayek has called for Hamas to step down from governing Gaza.

JUNE 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz over a background of humanitarian trucks entering the Gaza Strip; Illustrative

Al Jazeera reporter calls on Hamas to treat protesters, Fatah members as ‘traitors’

The call was understood by many Palestinians as a direct incitement to kill Fatah members and protestors, sparking rage online.

APRIL 3, 2025ByOHAD MERLIN
Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. February 4, 2025.

Hamas tells Arab media it is not committed to ruling in Gaza, committed to national consensus

Hamas's comments come after days of increased military pressure by the IDF and diplomatic pressure from Qatar and Fatah.

MARCH 22, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
(Illustrative) Hamas terrorists in front of an Iranian flag and an American embassy.

Gazans credit Trump for ceasefire, reject Hamas rule in Gaza, new poll finds

70% of Gazans believe that Hamas does not have the power to 'control the situation,' the poll found.

MARCH 2, 2025ByARIELA OHRENSTEIN
Small minority of Gazans want Hamas to continue after war, new poll shows.

The PA may want to run Gaza, but it would face numerous obstacles - analysis

Fatah spokesperson Maher al-Namoura says the Palestinian Authority is ready to govern and rebuild Gaza as ceasefire talks and discussions on the strip’s future continue.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A Palestinian woman holds a picture of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, in Gaza City, January 1, 2020

Abbas risks Palestinian backlash over restructuring of 'pay-to-slay'

Scrapping the system of salary-type payments has been a major demand of successive US administrations. Abbas had long resisted pressure to halt the program.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByREUTERS
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2024.

High-ranking released terrorist calls for ‘resistance,’ alleges abuse in prison

Zakaria Zubeidi, who was released as part of a ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas, asserted that "resistance… will lead us to freedom."

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zakaria Zubeidi, commander of armed wing the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, is greeted by his relatives as part of the third batch of the first phase of the hostage swap agreement between Hamas and Israel in Ramallah, West Bank on January 30, 2025.

Fatah terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi released with 109 Palestinian prisoners

Terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi, a 2021 Gilboa prison escapee, was released on Thursday.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A crowd greets Zakaria Zubeidi who were released in a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas as he arrives to the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 30, 2025.

Who is Zakaria Zubeidi, the Fatah terrorist to be released in the ceasefire deal? - explainer

Zubeidi was born in 1976 to a family of nine in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the West Bank.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zakaria Zubeidi. Jenin, December 30, 2004.

Hamas, Palestinian Authority trade blows over human shields, West Bank operations

Fatah said it wouldn't allow Hamas "to reproduce its activities in the West Bank" and that the terror group jeopardized the Palestinian people.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Gunmen stand during the funeral of Palestinian Ribhi Shalabi, who was killed in clashes with Palestinian Authority forces, in Jenin camp in the West Bank, December 10, 2024.