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Abbas’ continued ill-health sets off alarm bells in Israel

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Published: 24 May 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Intelligence chiefs are worried about what might fill the vacuum once he is no longer leader of the Palestinian Authority

Israel faces the unknown in post-Abbas era (Al-Monitor)
BEN CASPIT While Israel’s political leadership waits impatiently for the post-Abbas era, the country’s top security experts warn that Israel will miss the Palestinian leader

As health worsens, Israeli intelligence sees the beginning of the end of Abbas’ rule (Haaretz)
Claims that the Palestinian president was suffering from pneumonia have been rejected, but Israel believes the 82-year-old’s time in charge is drawing to an end

Palestinian president to leave hospital within two days: doctor (Reuters)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who has been hospitalized with a lung infection since the weekend, should be discharged by Friday, a doctor treating him said on Wednesday

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US ambassador to Israel says Trump's peace plan is months away (Axios)

Photo: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walks inside the hospital in Ramallah on Monday (Palestinian President Office handout via Reuters)
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