Fatah affiliated terror group says it will target Fadi Elsalameen, as he visits his hometown of as-Samu in the West Bank

Police allegedly disrupt call to prayer during memorial service, prompting spokesperson for PA president Abbas to warns of 'open religious war'

Separately, Israel arrests Hamas candidate for parliament, angering terror group

With Israel unlikely to allow election in city, observers say Abbas hopes to use refusal as an excuse to pull back from vote

COGAT head Kamil Abu Rukun says Palestinian leader has proved he is against violence; was concerned annexation could have led to change in Palestinian Authority's situation

Biden quietly ramping up funding to Palestinians; has long said he would reverse freeze put in place by Trump

85-year-old Palestinian leader's medical condition has long been a source of intense concern given his lack of a clear successor; he'll return to the West Bank on Thursday

No official comment from Ramallah as to leader's condition, but it would not be the first time Abbas has gone to Germany for a checkup

Apart from Fatah and Hamas, notable slates include factions backed by convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti, exiled Abbas rival Dahlan

Observers initially scoffed at PA President Abbas's election decree as a ploy -- but intentionally or not, it has paved the way for the most serious challenge to his rule in years