Palestinian Authority & Gaza Strip

After visiting Israel and the Palestinian Authority, US President Joe Biden will set off for Saudi Arabia, where he will attempt to persuade Riyadh to increase oil output.

Palestinian Authority officials say the Jerusalem Declaration and its accompaniments have sullied the mood and atmosphere in Ramallah ahead of Us President Joe Biden's visit Friday.

Locals appear far more concerned with the financial distress COVID caused to a city whose main industry is tourism than with the arrival of the US president, who they say is coming "for the Israelis, not for us."

Speakers at the conference held at Al-Umma University in Gaza assessed that after the Ukraine war, the US is likely to lose its global hegemony, leading to multipolar world order.

PA foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki's diplomatic adviser tells Israel Hayom that US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit is an opportunity to change the diplomatic situation: "Our hand is extended to peace, Abbas has not given up."

The PA is under fire for "making a deal with the Americans that led to Israel's acquittal, essentially betraying the Palestinian cause in exchange for a meeting with Biden for the sake of economic benefits."

Although Fatah would never admit to such a sensitive matter, possible successors have already begun waging battle, albeit far from the public eye.

Palestinian official says US experts asked to examine the bullet that killed the veteran Al Jazeera reporter have returned the projectile to Ramallah. No word on when the results will be published.

PA attorney general says the bullet was given to US experts “for technical work" but Ramallah remains adamant that it will not share the bullet with the Israelis. Palestinians "welcome the participation of any international bodies to help us confirm the truth," AG says. "Israel will make sure the PA gave the US the genuine bullet," Israeli official says.