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Mahmoud Abbas Released From Hospital After ‘Routine Medical Tests’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas released from Ramallah hospital after routine medical tests. The 90-year-old leader's health was subject of.

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Jerusalem, 12 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Palestinian Authority President mahmoud abbas was released from a hospital in Ramallah after undergoing “routine medical tests,” according to the P.A.-run Wafa News Agency.

Arab media reports earlier in the day said he had been hospitalized.

The 90-year-old Abbas is in the 21st year of a four-year term as P.A. President.

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