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Abbas may be the last PA leader who believes in two states, warns potential successor

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Jibril Rajoub is the secretary-general of Abbas ’s Fatah party and a former head of the security forces.

Rajoub: Abbas is the last founding pillar of the Palestinian national movement who believes in a two -state solution.

The 71-year-old is often listed among those who could replace the PA president, given his strong positioning within Fatah .

President Trump has called for the US to take over Gaza and permanently relocate all of its residents.

The US is more focused on extending the ceasefire in Gaza through hostage-prisoner swaps between Israel and Hamas .

Rajoub spent 17 years in custody for violence against Israel .

“The Israelis — like the Palestinians — have the right to live in peace, in security, with normalizations but within the internationally recognized borders,” he said.