Palestinian President hospitalized, condition 'reassuring' says doctor

By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized in the West Bank on Sunday, doctors and Palestinian officials said, giving conflicting accounts of the leader’s condition. It is the third time Abbas, 82, has been hospitalized in less than a week. Abbas underwent minor ear surgery on Tuesday but went back into al-Istishari Hospital in Ramallah briefly overnight on Saturday/Sunday, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said.

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