#Gravitas Yasser Abbas, the 64-year-old businessman and son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is preparing to step into a key leadership contest within the ruling Fatah party. The move fuels speculation that Mahmoud Abbas may be positioning his son as a successor.


Mahmoud Abbas Positioning His Son as Successor? 

The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to the West Bank City of Jenin after a deadly Israeli offensive last week. This marks his first visit to the refugee camp since 2005. Flanked by special presidential guards 87-year-old Mahmoud Abbas visited the cemetery where the funeral was held at the entrance of the Janine refugee camp of the Palestinians who were killed in the Israeli offensive.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vows to rebuild Jenin refugee camps after raids

A rare raid by the Israeli army into the Palestinian city of Ramallah sparked clashes early on Thursday (May 8). The military said that the operation in the city in the occupied West Bank was launched to demolish the residence of the terrorist who carried out the bombing attack in Jerusalem last November.

Clashes erupt after Israeli forces mount rare raid into Palestinian city of Ramallah

Under the proposal, the Palestinians would have parts of the West Bank and Gaza for their state and a new capital in Abu Dis, a suburb just outside Jerusalem.

Trump's Mideast Plan: Prez Abbas compares plan to swiss cheese

Israel warns Gaza's Hamas rulers 