Palestinian president to stay in hospital at least another night
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, hospitalized three times in the last week, will remain in hospital at least one more night, a senior Palestinian official said on Monday, though little information was given about the veteran leader's condition.
The hospital visits by Abbas, 82, have raised inevitable questions about his health and the future of the Palestinian leadership.
Abbas underwent minor ear surgery last Tuesday but went back into al-Istishari Hospital in Ramallah briefly overnight on Saturday/Sunday. He was then rushed back later that day, for what doctors described only as "medical tests".
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said he spent an hour with Abbas on Monday and that, "the president is in good health. He's recovering."
"I hope that he will be released from the hospital in the next two days," Erekat added.
