Palestinian leader in good health after check up in Germany

Mahmoud Abbas is set to return to the West Bank on Thursday ahead of the first Palestinian election in 15 years.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in good health and is set to return to the occupied West Bank on Thursday following a medical check abroad less than two months before anticipated Palestinian elections. The news came from the presidential office on Wednesday as the 85-year-old leader flew to Germany on Monday for a routine medical examination. Abbas attended public events in recent days and there was no indication he was ill. He also received the first shipment of a coronavirus vaccine last month.