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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to hospital in Ramallah on Thursday, according to sources i24NEWS calling the visit "checkup".
The 83-year-old Palestinian leader was hospitalized for a week in May for "pneumonia" after complications arising from an ear operation, including high fever and chest pain.
On leaving the hospital on May 28, Abbas insisted that he was in good health. work immediately. But an AP source said that Abbas' health has not improved.
The source said that Abbas would not attend the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia next week because of his fragile state.
Abbas allegedly accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the match on July 15 and should use this visit for diplomatic talks with other world leaders present.
Abbas's health has long been a source of speculation, particularly with no successor publicly online for the Palestinian presidency.
In February, Abbas suffered what has been described as routine medical tests in the United States.
In October, Abbas underwent a catheterization, a procedure in which a thin tube is inserted into a blood vessel to examine the strength of the heart. About 20 years ago, Abbas was treated for prostate cancer and was operated on.
Abbas won a four-year term as president in 2005, but he remained in power without further elections.
between his Fatah party and the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, made elections politically impossible.
At moderate, he has been involved in decades of negotiations with Israel but is unpopular among Palestinians, the majority wanting him to act.
Israeli officials, while criticizing what they regard as his intransigence, attach great importance to the coordination of security with them that the administration of Abbas has provided.
Some badysts an interim arrangement would be the most likely way after the death of Abbas to prevent a long succession battle.
This could mean putting different people in charge of the Palestine Liberation Organization. n, Fatah and the Palestinian Authority. Abbas is currently leading all three.
Abbas succeeded Ybader Arafat, a charismatic leader and revered by the Palestinians.
Although Abbas was appreciated by the international community because of his belief in negotiations and overt opposition he fought against Palestinian expectations left by Arafat.
In recent months, Abbas has been faced with what the Palestinians regard as the blatant bias of the administration of US President Donald Trump
. The White House rejected Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and has increasingly spurred his rhetoric against US authorities.
AFP contributed to this report.
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