The Latest Breaking News from Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian Authority forces are clashing with armed groups in the occupied West Bank in a rare crackdown aimed at restoring order in a militant stronghold

Simon Harris called for a ceasefire, the free flow of humanitarian aid and the release of hostages.

Attacks come after the UN General Assembly approves a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Pope Francis is due to meet Abbas, the Palestinian president, at the Vatican

In early December 2024, Hamas announced a major concession: It was prepared to cede future governance of Gaza to a unity Palestinian committee, working alongside its chief political rival, Fatah, to create the body.

Two main Palestinian factions agree during talks in Cairo that politically independent technocrats will run territory

Massad Boulos is a Lebanese-American billionaire who is connected to the Trump family by marriage.

Rawhi Fattouh has been named to take over as interim president if Abbas steps down due to ill health.

MBS calls out ‘continued heinous Israeli aggressions’ against Palestinians

A year of Israel’s war has only intensified Palestinians’ deep-seated disillusion with their political leadership.

Over the summer as Israel continued to bombard Gaza, representatives from 14 Palestinian factions, including the two main parties – Hamas and Fatah – met in China. Following the most inclusive talks in years, all the parties agreed to a future unity government and to hold national elections.