
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas made a rare visit to Jenin on Wednesday, a week after the Israel Defense Forces concluded a major counterterrorism operation in the Northern Samaria city.
Abbas was also considering entering Jenin’s refugee camp, often referred to by Palestinians as the “Martyr’s Capital,” according to Israel’s public broadcaster. Palestinians reported the deployment of officers from the P.A. Presidential Guard in the U.N.-administered camp ahead of Abbas’s arrival from Ramallah by Jordanian helicopter on Wednesday.