Sheikh, deputy to PA Chairman Abbas, visits the family of terrorist Marwan Barghouti following National Security Minister Ben Gvir’s visit to Barghouti’s prison cell.

Reports have indicated that Hamas demanded the release of Barghouti throughout ceasefire-hostage deal negotiations, hoping that such a move would reignite support for Hamas. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir spoke with Marwan Barghouti in prison on Thursday and warned,

This must be the response to the terrorist Abu Mazen's fantasies of a "Palestinian state" -- crushing the terror authority he heads'

Palestinian Presidency, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, condemns Israeli Cabinet’s decisions to defeat Hamas, demilitarize Gaza and establish an alternative administration, calling the move a “serious crime” and a violation of international law.

The move, symbolic in nature, is predicated on a forthcoming constitutional declaration that would define a Palestinian state's borders and foundations. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is considering unilaterally announcing the transformation of the PA into a state during the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York in September,

There's hope that Australia's move to recognise a Palestinian state next month will bring change to a region marked by conflict.

On April 19, 2021, for example, Fadi Elsalameen, a Palestinian-American commentator and Abbas critic, told the Jerusalem Post that Fatah’s al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades had sent him death threats.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take “immediate” steps to topple the Palestinian Authority (PA). In a fiery statement, Ben Gvir said this was the only suitable response to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s reported plan to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state during the UN General Assembly in September.