PA president says informal ceasefire understandings with Gaza rulers are being implemented while PA is 'squeezed' on a daily basis

Abbas says he won't allow vote for parliament, presidency without city; according to Channel 12, Israeli recalcitrance is coordinated with the PA chief, who does not want poll

Palestinian official says German chancellor recently told Abbas she won four elections since he was last elected in 2005; some European diplomats question future financial aid

Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the most senior Roman Catholic official in the Middle East, to lead midnight mass on Tuesday evening in city where Jesus believed born

PA police say man died of an unspecified illness after two-week hospitalization; deceased had been held since 2012

PA says it has asked Israel for permission for residents to take part in a planned vote, a first in over a decade, but so far no response from Israel

PA president also said to speak to his Egyptian counterpart about efforts to hold PA elections in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem

Ankara accuses UAE-based Abbas rival of involvement in 2016 coup attempt against Erdogan, offers $1.75 million for information leading to his capture

In recording, PA president criticizes Arabs who shun national ballots in Israel because they consider the Knesset to be a 'Zionist council'

Senior Palestinian official Hussein al-Sheikh says Ramallah awaiting Israel's response; analyst expresses skepticism that vote will take place