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Palestinian security personnel maintain a heavy presence around Balata refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, following an upsurge in intra-Palestinian violence JAAFAR ASHTIYEH Text size
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In Palestinian refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, some residents are preparing weapons for a potential power struggle when president Mahmud Abbas finally leaves the stage.
Abbas, 85, leader of the dominant Fatah movement and of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has promised legislative and presidential elections in 2021, for the first time in almost 15 years.
Rivals are already seeking to build up a power-base.
In Balata camp, outside the city of Nablus, walls are plastered with posters picturing Hatem Abu Rizq, regarded as a martyr of Palestinian infighting.
In camps, Palestinians prepare for post-Abbas power struggle
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