Palestinian media cites no reason given for the overhaul, but claims that Abbas ordered the creation of a committee of "leading figures" who would advise and present him with candidates to fill the vacant positions.
Hamas quickly disperses the marches as terror group bars most demonstrations and stamps out public displays of dissent.
The Palestinian leader visits the West Bank city, a known Islamic stronghold, following the IDF raid that decimated the local terror infrastructure.
According to sources, the officials were meant to discuss terrorism in Jenin, but ended up talking about recent settler violence.
Omar Abd al-Majid As'ad, 80, suffered a fatal heart attack following his arrest by Israeli soldiers near Ramallah in January.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was appointed only after the inmate Ahmad Shamali and his wife conceived by proxy with the help of a doctor, says he wants answers from Israel Prison Service.
Israeli authorities are worried about the possibility of the collapse of the Palestinian Authority in the event that Abbas passes away.
The diplomat's comments take aim the Knesset’s partial repeal of a 2005 law banning Israelis from setting foot in the four communities in northern Samaria that were removed during the Disengagement Plan.
"The Palestinian Authority is in a difficult situation and it risks bankruptcy if financing from the EU is blocked," foreign policy chief Josep Borell says after parliament passes new measure. Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement says EU's action aimed at ensuring that PA adheres to its standards of coexistence.
A missile is launched toward Jerusalem for the first time in the current round of fighting.